My Father and Atticus Finch: A Lawyer's Fight for Justice in 1930s Alabama
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My Father and Atticus Finch: A Lawyer's Fight for Justice in 1930s Alabama

by Joseph Madison Beck

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A memoir of a lawyer's defense of a Black man accused of rape in 1930s Alabama, told by his son and grounded in family records.

About This Book

This book recounts a real legal case from 1930s Alabama through the perspective of the defense attorney's son.

It explores the challenges faced by a white lawyer representing a Black client during the Jim Crow era.

The narrative draws on family history and court records to present events from that period.

Readers gain insight into the social and legal climate of the American South at the time.

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