Paperback, 218 pages, with maps & photos, indexed Terry Goddard, former Mayor of Phoenix and former Attorney General of Arizona “Part tales from the 1965 Mississippi voting rights battle, part rich family history, part primer on the law of voting, equal protection for the disabled and criminal justice…. Kerry Gough, attorney and author of Dear Jeff, a memoir of cross racial adoption and fighting discrimination from Monterey to Mississippi … a new call to action for law students and others willing to enlist in the struggle.” “A compelling account of many battles against the discrimination and injustices suffered by Blacks, Hispanics, disabled children, immigrants and indigenous peoples under the heavy hands of the institutions of white power. Richard Abel, Connell Professor of Law Emeritus and Research Professor, UCLA It should be read by every law student and anyone thinking about a legal career. Gil Venable’s gripping memoir shows how his early engagement in the civil rights movement forged a lifelong commitment to that struggle and those of other victims of injustice. “ Now more than ever, our nation needs lawyers devoted to social justice.
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