Donald L. Hollowell
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Donald Lee Hollowell (December 19, 1917 – December 27, 2004)[1] was an American civil rights attorney during the Civil Rights Movement, in the state of Georgia. He successfully sued to integrate Atlanta's public schools, Georgia colleges, universities and public transit, freed Martin Luther King Jr. from prison, and mentored civil rights attorneys (including Vernon Jordan and Horace Ward). The first black regional director of a federal agency (the EEOC), Hollowell is best remembered for his instrumental role in winning the desegregation of the University of Georgia in 1961. He is the subject of a 2010 documentary film, Donald L. Hollowell: Foot Soldier for Equal Justice.[2][3][4][5][6]
Donald Hollowell | |
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Born | Donald Lee Hollowell (1917-12-19)December 19, 1917 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | December 27, 2004(2004-12-27) (aged 87) |
Education | Lane College (BA) Loyola University Chicago (LLB) |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Movement | Civil Rights Movement |