Lawyer, Activist, Judge: Fighting for Civil and Voting Rights in Mississippi and Illinois

by Martha A. Mills

Lawyer, Activist, Fighting for Civil and Voting Rights in Mississippi and Illinois is the story of Martha A. Mills, who worked to bring justice to a place where injustice thrived. In this compelling and fascinating account, Mills describes her journey to Mississippi as a young civil rights lawyer in the late 1960s after joining the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. She boldly challenged the racial status quo and racial barriers in the south, risking her personal safety in the process. Yet she looked racist judges, lawyers, lawmen, and Ku Kluxers in the eye―never backing down, in court or out. Mills's work as a civil rights activist continued through to her work as a judge in Cook County, Illinois.

356 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2016

Reviews

[Dan Cotter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book tells the personal journey of Martha Mills. She gave up a comfortable big law firm life in NYC to attack voting rights issues, civil rights issues and racial discrimination in Jackson, Mississippi in the late 1960s.

[Bill Benzon · Rating 5 out of 5]

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