William Kunstler
William Kunstler · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Radical civil rights attorney who defended the Freedom Riders in Mississippi (1961) and co-founded the Center for Constitutional Rights.
1919, New York City, USA — 1995, New York City, USA
New York City; American South
William Kunstler is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Radical civil rights attorney who defended the Freedom Riders in Mississippi (1961) and co-founded the Center for Constitutional Rights.
William Kunstler was a Jewish American radical civil rights attorney who defended the Freedom Riders in Mississippi in 1961 and co-founded the Center for Constitutional Rights. Over his career he represented many defendants in landmark civil rights and civil liberties cases. He described his lifelong commitment to the oppressed as rooted in his Jewish sense of justice.
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Radical civil rights attorney who defended the Freedom Riders in Mississippi (1961) and co-founded the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Source: Wikipedia (William Kunstler); Jewish Virtual Library
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