The life of a movement lawyer : Lewis Pitts and the struggle for democracy, equality, and justice / Jason Langberg.
"Be inspired by this grassroots civil rights lawyer's quest for equity and justice. Born in 1947 and raised in rural South Carolina, Lewis Pitts grew up oblivious to the civil rights revolution underway across his native state and throughout the country. A directionless, white college student, in 19...
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| Language: | English |
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Columbia, South Carolina :
University of South Carolina Press,
[2024]
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 344 pages : illustrations, black and white photographs (pages 141-152) ; 24 cm |
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Lewis Pitts and the struggle for democracy, equality, and justice |
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Contents:
- Part I. The making of a movement lawyer (1947-1978). Childhood and college
- Law school and the public defender's office
- The law offices of Warren and Pitts
- Part II. Movement lawyering (1978-1994). Antinuclear movement
- Labor and racial justice movement in Greensboro, NC
- Defending black movement leaders and activists (Part 1)
- Defending black movement leaders and activists (Part 2)
- Movement to restart local government in Keysville, GA
- Detour to expose the Iran-Contra affair and those behind a bombing in Nicaragua
- Movement against corruption in Robeson County, NC (Part 1)
- Movement against corruption in Robeson County, NC (Part 2)
- Movement to protect Gullah culture on Daufuskie Island, SC
- Movement to protect abused and neglected children
- "Majorly traumatic" end of an era
- Part III. Finding stability while still fighting for justice (1994-2015). Civil legal aid
- "Off the clock" activism and pro bono work
- Personal and professional transitions.