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Be not afraid : a Southern journey through law, liberty, and civil rights /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Drake, Jack, 1945- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, 2026.
Subjects:
Drake, Jack, > 1945-
Lawyers > Alabama > Biography.
Civil rights lawyers > Alabama > Biography.
Lawyers > United States > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Racial justice > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A roadside reckoning
  • A childhood in Gardendale
  • Never said things
  • Chalkboards and crossroads
  • Awakenings
  • Law school
  • Tuscaloosa and black belt politics
  • The draft and the bar
  • Early law practice
  • Wyatt v. Stickney
  • Lost-Found nation
  • Caliph Washington
  • Wilcox County
  • Camden demonstrations and Choctaw County
  • Against the War
  • Alabama Black Liberation Front
  • Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr.
  • Academic freedoms
  • Prions and jails
  • The right to sue state employees
  • Labor unions
  • William Mitch
  • First Amendment and election litigation
  • 1986 Democratic Party gubernatorial contest
  • Absentee voting
  • Faith.