UPDATE:(Hat tip to POUer Morphus) NCADP Urgent Action AlertAs disappointing as this is, the famous Joe Hill quote from before he was executed comes to mind: "Don't waste any time in mourning. Organize...!"Troy Davis is not dead yet!Right now, please immediately act and urge the parole board to reconsider their decision. Please politely e-mail … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: Parole Board Denies Clemency for Troy Davis (UPDATE II)
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Friday Open Thread
Good morning P.O.U. Fam! The Lawyers of the Civil Rights Era series concludes today with "Mr. Justice" --- Thurgood Marshall. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 2, 1908, Justice Marshall was the grandson of a slave. After completing high school in 1925, Justice Marshall followed his brother at the historically black Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. His classmates at … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread
Thursday Open Thread
Good morning P.O.U. Fam! Today we honor Mrs. Frankie Muse Freeman --- a trailblazing lawyer of the Civil Rights Era. Early Life Civil rights lawyer Frankie Muse Freeman was born November 24, 1916 in Danville, Virginia. Her parents came from college-educated families. At age sixteen, Freeman enrolled in her mother's alma mater, Hampton Institute, where she received her … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread
Wednesday Open Thread
Good Morning P.O.U. Fam! Robert L. Carter is today's lawyer of the Civil Rights Era. EARLY LIFE Robert L. Carter was born on March 11, 1917 in Careyville, Florida. His parents moved to New Jersey with his seven sisters and brothers when Robert was a baby, and Carter's father died soon after. His mother worked as a maid to put her children through school. Carter grew up … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread
Tuesday Open Thread
Good morning P.O.U. Fam! The lawyers of the Civil Rights Movement continues today with The Honorable Constance Baker Motley --- the first African American woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Early Life Constance B. Motley was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1921. The ninth of 12 children of West Indian parents who had migrated to the United States … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread