Description
The civil rights movement in Mississippi during the late 1960s and early 1970s centered on securing voting rights through the Voting Rights Act of 1965, advancing school desegregation, expanding economic opportunity, pursuing justice in its many forms, and resisting ongoing white violence. Jim Lewis, former civil rights lawyer and activist in Mississippi from 1965 to 1973, reflects on these struggles and shares the “real-world” education he gained during this transformative decade. Limited enrollment.
Jim Lewis has degrees from Yale, the University of Chicago Law School, and Duke. He has taught at law schools and worked for the United States Department of Justice, including six years as United States Attorney for Central Illinois. He is now retired, living in Albuquerque, and active in the community.