Philadelphia Freedom: Memoir of a Civil Rights Lawyer
Philadelphia Freedomis the spellbinding tale of an idealistic young lawyer coming of age in the political cauldron of the 1960s and 1970s. From his immersion in the civil rights movement to his determined court battles to quell criminal violence by Philadelphia police, Kairys recounts how he helped make history in the city of brotherly love. --William K. Marimow, Editor and Executive Vice President,Philadelphia Inquirer, and recipient of two Pulitzer PrizesDavid Kairys is one of the grand long-distance runners in the struggle for justice in America. His brilliant legal mind and superb lawyerly skills are legendary. This marvelous book is his gift to us! --Cornel West, Professor of Religion and African American Studies, Princeton University, and award-winning author ofRace MattersDavid Kairys's compelling book properly explains the vital role that civil rights attorneys play in our system of justice. --Judge John E. Jones III, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and presiding judge in the landmark Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District caseIn the current climate of political deception and the trampling of our civil rights, Kairys's compelling book is a clenched fist, a prayer for social justice and a call to conscience. --Steve Lopez,Los Angeles Timescolumnist and formerPhiladelphia InquirercolumnistWith engaging, insider stories of innovative legal strategies of a truly creative lawyer, this book evokes the ebullient spirit of progressive social change launched in the 1960s and should be read by aspiring and practicing lawyers as well as anyone interested in American social history.Philadelphia Freedomreads like a suspense novel and reveals how novel legal and political thinking can and does make a real difference to individuals and to the quality of justice. --Martha L. Minow, Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard University--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.