Posted by David Bernstein: The Most Important Civil Rights Leader You've Never Heard Of: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_05-2009_07_11.shtml#1246925302
That's an apt description of Dr. T.R.M. Howard, a civil rights pioneer in Mississippi and later Chicago. My friend (and University of Alabama history professor) David Beito and his wife Linda have written what promises to be a very interesting biography of Dr. Howard. Howard was a fascinating character who, among other achievements, played a very important role in trying to bring the murderers of Emitt Till to justice. I'll have more to say once I've had a chance to finish the book, but for now you can find interviews with David about the book [1]here and [2]here. References 1. http://www.harpers.org/archive/2009/06/hbc-90005169 2. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZDY1N2IwNTU1OGU2ODUzZGRiODYwNzkyM2UwMTliMjI _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list Volokh@lists.powerblogs.com http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
