Under color of law

By A. Dwight Pettit

Subjects: Jurisprudence, Biography, African American lawyers, Biographies, Civil rights lawyers, Droits de l'homme, Cases, American civil rights movements, Avocats des droits de l'homme, Avocats noirs américains, Civil rights

Description: "Building on the backdrop of his involvement in three important civil-rights cases, author A. Dwight Pettit narrates his personal story from the 1940s to the present in 'Under Color of Law'. A successful civil-rights, constitutional, and criminal lawyer, Pettit focuses on the meaning of these cases for himself, his family, and the nation"--Back cover.