Cover of A Season for Justice: The Life & Times of Civil Rights Lawyer Morris Dees

A Season for Justice: The Life & Times of Civil Rights Lawyer Morris Dees

The grandson of a Klansman, who engineered the landmark civil suit that bankrupted the Ku Klux Klan, recounts the story of his battles against racism in the New South.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 368 pages

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