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The life of a movement lawyer : Lewis Pitts and the struggle for democracy, equality, and justice / Jason Langberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Langberg, Jason, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pitts, Lewis, 1947-.
- Pitts, Lewis.
- Lawyers--North Carolina--Biography.
- Lawyers.
- Lawyers--United States--Biography.
- Civil rights lawyers--United States--Biography.
- Civil rights lawyers.
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.
- Civil rights movements.
- Democracy.
- Equality.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 344 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Lewis Pitts and the struggle for democracy, equality, and justice
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2024]
- Contents:
- Childhood and college
- Law school and the public defender's office
- The law offices of Warren and Pitts
- 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
- Finding stability while still fighting for justice (1994-2015)
- Civil legal aid
- "Off the clock" activism and pro bono work
- Personal and professional transitions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 23, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Langberg, Jason. Life of a movement lawyer
- ISBN:
- 9781643364827
- 1643364820
- Publisher Number:
- 40032273511
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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