Inadmissible Evidence: The Story of the African-American Trial Lawyer Who Defended the Black Liberation Army
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (705 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0595141706 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 244 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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R. Wood said Required reading in the "Required reading in the 21st century" according to R. Wood. I am 60 years old, old enough to have been alive during the purely criminal tyranny of the state called COINTELPRO back in the days of J Edgar Hoover. Ms. Hoover is now dead, as is America's beloved Reagan [who arrogantly pardoned the only two FBI officials convicted for COINTELPRO's y. 1st century. I am 60 years old, old enough to have been alive during the purely criminal tyranny of the state called COINTELPRO back in the days of J Edgar Hoover. Ms. Hoover is now dead, as is America's beloved Reagan [who arrogantly pardoned the only two FBI officials convicted for COINTELPRO's y. "More than worthy" according to Dr P. A s a person who calls sistah Evelyn my colleague and sistah jurist I can only write that once again she is a brilliant with a pen as she is in the courtroomThank you sistah!
Excerpts from Kirkus Review (11-1-1993)Any analysis of the American Black experience demands close attention to both the political and the personal, and this extraordinary memoir by Williams offers just that, as well as making a noteworthy contribution to recent American legal History.Becoming a Childrens Court probation officer she contended with the political pressures of placing the children of Ethel and Julus Rosenberg In the early 70s, the author took on her most important case, defending her niece, Assata Shakur, leader of the Black Liberation Army.
With Shakur implicated in reports of violence by the Black Liberation Army, Williams's family endured increased assaults and surveillance by federal officers. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. Williams's parents had migrated north to escape the virulent racism of the South, but they made sure their daughter knew the history and condition of blacks in America. Williams's account of the trial, in which she defended Shakur, is the pragmatic, legal counterpart of her niece's own sensational autobiography; Willia