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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781250073006
- Book Title
- Butler's Child : an Autobiography
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Item Length
- 9.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Political Science, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Civil Rights, General, Lawyers & Judges
- Item Weight
- 19.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1250073006
ISBN-13
9781250073006
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219148406
Product Key Features
Book Title
Butler's Child : an Autobiography
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
Civil Rights, General, Lawyers & Judges
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
19.8 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-051267
Reviews
Few wealthy white Americans ever break out of their bubble, but Lewis Steel is the exception. A boldly candid account of his 'double life' as a Warner Brothers heir and a lawyer for victims of racial injustice. -Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America "Joins the family of books written about Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall and the many heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. It's about America's Song and the countless solos we need to hear." -E. Ethelbert Miller, author of Fathering Words: The Making of an African American Writer and Board Chair of the Institute for Policy Studies, "Steel writes movingly . . . drawing on his experiences in two different social and cultural worlds, Steel has no trouble getting to the dark heart of our nation's racial ills in this polished, accomplished book." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "An articulate, emotionally moving chronicle of a life informed by racial unrest and elevated with dutiful humanitarianism." - Kirkus Reviews "A fascinating, insider's look into the legal side of the civil-rights battle."- Booklist "Few wealthy white Americans ever break out of their bubble. When Lewis Steel walked into Attica prison in the middle of a riot in 1971, he became one of the exceptions. This is a boldly candid account of his "double life" as a Warner Brothers heir and a lawyer for victims of racial injustice." --Barbara Ehrenreich, author, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America , and founder, Economic Hardship Reporting Project "The breadth of Steel's legal activism over the last half century, as revealed in this remarkable memoir, reminds us of the challenges that loomed in the wake of the Civil Rights gains of the 1960s: the campaign to end northern school segregation; ongoing battles against unemployment, under-employment, and housing discrimination: the pervasive problems of police brutality and a deeply flawed criminal justice system. His compelling, first-hand account of the Attica prison uprising and ensuing massacre sheds fresh light on one of the great tragedies of the "Post Civil Rights" era. A child of privilege, Steel has lived a life dedicated to the pursuit of racial justice, and has written a memoir that is timely, essential and deeply inspiring." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., The Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, Harvard University "The Butler's Child joins the family of books written about Martin Luther King, Jr, Thurgood Marshall and the many heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. This is a timely memoir since it appears as a new generation of activists are protesting in the streets. Lewis Steel, a former NAACP lawyer, gives an insider's account of how America struggled to change its laws and depart from the station of segregation and inequality. This memoir finds a good man caught in the doorway of history but still able to place his shoulder against the obstacles of change - and push. Steel shows how being born into a class of privilege can still beckon one into a life of service. The Butler's Child is not just about race, family, mentorship, courtrooms and prisons; it's about America's Song and the countless solos we need to hear. Steel's life consists of many notes. Even after moments and days of despair, there comes a beautiful light from a beautiful man." --E. Ethelbert Miller, author of Fathering Words: The Making of an African American Writer and Board Chair of the Institute for Policy Studies, "Steel writes movingly . . . drawing on his experiences in two different social and cultural worlds, Steel has no trouble getting to the dark heart of our nation's racial ills in this polished, accomplished book." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), "Steel writes movingly . . . drawing on his experiences in two different social and cultural worlds, Steel has no trouble getting to the dark heart of our nation's racial ills in this polished, accomplished book." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "An articulate, emotionally moving chronicle of a life informed by racial unrest and elevated with dutiful humanitarianism." - Kirkus Reviews "Few wealthy white Americans ever break out of their bubble. When Lewis Steel walked into Attica prison in the middle of a riot in 1971, he became one of the exceptions. This is a boldly candid account of his "double life" as a Warner Brothers heir and a lawyer for victims of racial injustice." --Barbara Ehrenreich, author, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America , and founder, Economic Hardship Reporting Project "The breadth of Steel's legal activism over the last half century, as revealed in this remarkable memoir, reminds us of the challenges that loomed in the wake of the Civil Rights gains of the 1960s: the campaign to end northern school segregation; ongoing battles against unemployment, under-employment, and housing discrimination: the pervasive problems of police brutality and a deeply flawed criminal justice system. His compelling, first-hand account of the Attica prison uprising and ensuing massacre sheds fresh light on one of the great tragedies of the "Post Civil Rights" era. A child of privilege, Steel has lived a life dedicated to the pursuit of racial justice, and has written a memoir that is timely, essential and deeply inspiring." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., The Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, Harvard University "The Butler's Child joins the family of books written about Martin Luther King, Jr, Thurgood Marshall and the many heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. This is a timely memoir since it appears as a new generation of activists are protesting in the streets. Lewis Steel, a former NAACP lawyer, gives an insider's account of how America struggled to change its laws and depart from the station of segregation and inequality. This memoir finds a good man caught in the doorway of history but still able to place his shoulder against the obstacles of change - and push. Steel shows how being born into a class of privilege can still beckon one into a life of service. The Butler's Child is not just about race, family, mentorship, courtrooms and prisons; it's about America's Song and the countless solos we need to hear. Steel's life consists of many notes. Even after moments and days of despair, there comes a beautiful light from a beautiful man." --E. Ethelbert Miller, author of Fathering Words: The Making of an African American Writer and Board Chair of the Institute for Policy Studies
Dewey Edition
23
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Dewey Decimal
340.092 B
Synopsis
The Butler's Child is the personal story of a Warner Brothers family grandson who spent more than fifty years as a fighting, no holds barred civil rights lawyer. Lewis M. Steel explores why he, a privileged white man, devoted his life to seeking racial progress in often uncomprehending or hostile courts. In fact, after writing a feature for The New York Times Magazine entitled "Nine Men in Black Who Think White," Lewis was fired from the NAACP and the entire legal staff resigned in support of him. Lewis speaks about his family butler, an African American man named William Rutherford, who helped raise Lewis, and their deep but ultimately troubled relationship, as well as how Robert L. Carter, the NAACP's extraordinary general counsel, became Lewis' mentor, father figure and lifelong close friend. Lewis exposes the conflicts which arose from living and working in two very different worlds - that of the Warner Brothers family and that of a civil rights lawyer. He also explores his more than fifty year marriage, which joined two very different Jewish and Irish American families. Lewis' work with the NAACP and in private practice created legal precedents still relevant today. The Butler's Child is also an insider's look into some of the most important civil rights cases from the turbulent 1960's to the present day by a man still working to advance the civil rights that should be available to all.
LC Classification Number
KF373.S688A3 2016
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- 1***j (13)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseVery well packaged and protected kept book from any damage during shipment. Came as advertised and good value. Glad to find this book as new.Lombardi and Landry : How Two of Pro Football's Greatest Coaches Launched Their (#256370186211)
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