Author Description
Rights Lawyers: Roger Baldwin And The Early Years Of The American Civil Liberties Union. Leonard Boudin And The National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee. Mel Wulf And The New Aclu. Anthony Amsterdam: A Practicing Civil Libertarian Law Professor. Poverty Rights Lawyers. Consumer Rights Lawyers.--radical Lawyers: New York City. Newark, New Jersey. Chicago, Illinois. Detroit, Michigan. Los Angeles, California. San Francisco, California. The South.--second Nation Lawyers: The Naacp Legal Defense And Educational Fund, Inc. The National Conference Of Black Lawyers. Sheila Okpaku And The Community Law Office. C. B. King, A Black Lawyer In The South. Charles Garry, Chief Defense Counsel, The Black Panther Party. D'army Bailey, Berkeley City Councilman. Jerome Cohen, Attorney, The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee. Oscar Acosta And The Chicano Movement. The Native American Rights Fund. Marlise James.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This work investigates the role of radical and activist attorneys in shaping American civil liberties and social justice movements during the mid-to-late 20th century. The author, Wabun Wind, compiles a series of profiles and regional reports to demonstrate how legal practitioners utilized the courtroom as a site for political resistance. The text argues that these lawyers functioned as essential agents of change by challenging institutional power structures on behalf of marginalized communities and civil rights organizations.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Profiles of prominent civil rights figures including Roger Baldwin, Leonard Boudin, and Charles Garry.
- Regional analysis of radical legal practices in cities such as New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.
- Documentation of legal support for organizations like the NAACP, the Black Panther Party, and the United Farm Workers.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on the American legal landscape and does not address international human rights law.
- The analysis is limited to the specific period of the mid-20th century and does not track the long-term legacy of these legal strategies into the 21st century.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Readers frequently note that the book serves as a valuable primary source for understanding the intersection of legal advocacy and grassroots activism. Experts highlight the text as a useful, if dense, historical record of the individuals who provided the legal infrastructure for major social movements.
Page Count:
368
Publication Date:
1973-01-01
Publisher:
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
ISBN-10:
0030010411
ISBN-13:
9780030010415
Biography
History
Civil Rights
Law
Systems Theory
Social justice