James R. Walker, Jr. of the North Carolina Bar speaks before the session devoted to the lawyer’s role in the battle to eliminate racial segregation, at the National Lawyer’s Guild Convention in San Francisco, 1960. Walker speaks on his struggles as a Negro lawyer in the South and experiences fighting legal battles against discrimination in North Carolina. Walker’s lively talk follows his strategies in circumnavigating discrimination in the courts, resulting in much laughter and applause from the audience.
The Negro lawyer in the South
PRA Archive #:
BB0119
Date Recorded On:
Date Broadcast On:
KPFA, 14 Oct. 1960.
Item Duration:
1 reel (48 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.
Total Duration (All Reels):
Station: KPFA
View Folio: KPFA Folio, October 10-23, 1960, p.6
Program: The Negro lawyer in the South
Contributors:
Speaker: James R. Walker
Asset Type: Program
Distributor: Distributor
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