Black in Selma: The Uncommon Life of J.L. Chestnut, Jr

Black in Selma: The Uncommon Life of J.L. Chestnut, Jr
ISBN-10
0385419384
ISBN-13
9780385419383
Category
African American lawyers
Pages
431
Language
English
Published
1991
Publisher
Anchor
Authors
J. L. Chestnut, Julia Cass

Description

The only Black attorney in Selma, Alabama in 1965 recounts his participation in the civil rights movement

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