Up Against the Law: Radical Lawyers and Social Movements, 1960s–1970s [ebook ed.] 9781469670300, 1469670305

As protest movements took to the streets during the 1960s and 1970s, a group of lawyers joined forces with America'

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English Year 2022

Author / Uploaded
Luca Falciola

Categories
History

Table of contents :
Introduction
1 With the New Abolitionists
2 Mass Defense
3 Challenging the Legal System
4 Revolution in the Courtroom
5 Alternative Law
6 Opposing the War Machine
7 Across Bars
8 In the D Yard and Beyond
9 With Militant Labor and Minorities
10 Against Political Repression
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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