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by J. L. Chestnut; Julia Cass; Julia Cass (Editor)

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One man's fight for justice. One town's reckoning with history.

Born in Selma in 1930, J. L. Chestnut left home to study law at Howard University in Washington, DC. Returning to Selma, Chestnut was the town's first and only African American attorney in the late 1950s. As the turbulent struggle for civil rights spread across the South, Chestnut became an active and ardent promoter of social and legal equality in his hometown. A key player on the local and state fronts, Chestnut accrued deep insights into the racial tensions in his community and deftly opened paths toward a more equitable future.

Though intimately involved in many events that took place in Selma, Chestnut was nevertheless often identified in history books simply as "a local attorney." Black in Selma reveals his powerful yet little-known story.

In the 2014 film Selma, director Ava DuVernay takes audiences to the climactic confrontation between civil rights advocates and the state's security forces of March 1965. Readers looking for a deeper understanding of the events that preceded that epic moment, as well as how racial integration unfolded in Selma in the decades that followed, will find Chestnut's story and memories both a vital primary source and an inspiration.

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  • Title Black in Selma: The Uncommon Life of J. L. Chestnut Jr.
  • Author J. L. Chestnut; Julia Cass; Julia Cass (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Revised
  • Pages 464
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Fire Ant Books
  • Publication date April 15, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780817354619 / 0817354611
  • Weight 1.66 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 6.38 x 1.22 in (21.84 x 16.21 x 3.10 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Deep South
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Demographic Orientation: Small Town
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: Alabama
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress subjects Chestnut, J. L, African American lawyers - Alabama
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2006102643
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • Time, 10/20/2008, Page 26

About the author

J. L. Chestnut Jr. is a civil rights attorney, columnist, and radio talk show host in Selma. He founded Chestnut, Sanders and Sanders, the largest black law firm in Alabama.

Julia Cass is a freelance writer and journalism trainer who started her career in 1978 at The Philadelphia Inquirer. She is a 2002 recipient of a Knight International Journalism fellowship.

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