Justice for All: Selected Writings of Lloyd A. Barbee - Barbee, Lloyd A.
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"Civil rights leader and state legislator Lloyd Barbee often signed his letters with "Justice for All," a phrase that was emblematic of his work. Best known for his work litigating desegregation of Milwaukee Public Schools, he went on to serve in the state assembly, where he legislated on civil rights issues ranging from housing and employment discrimination to reparations for African Americans and indigenous people. He also introduced bills to legalize abortion, same-sex marriage, and marijuana, political issues that put him ahead of his time. This book gathers Barbee's writings on the…mehr

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"Civil rights leader and state legislator Lloyd Barbee often signed his letters with "Justice for All," a phrase that was emblematic of his work. Best known for his work litigating desegregation of Milwaukee Public Schools, he went on to serve in the state assembly, where he legislated on civil rights issues ranging from housing and employment discrimination to reparations for African Americans and indigenous people. He also introduced bills to legalize abortion, same-sex marriage, and marijuana, political issues that put him ahead of his time. This book gathers Barbee's writings on the subjects of his legislative efforts and world events, providing an important historical record of the civil rights movement and insight into issues that continue into today."--Provided by publisher.
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Lloyd A. Barbee, 1925-2002, was a distinguished legislator, civil rights activist, and attorney. While serving as the only African American in the Wisconsin state assembly from 1965 to 1977, Barbee sponsored the Fair Housing Act, as well as bills related to employment rights, legalization of abortion, reparations to African Americans and Native Americans, and a requirement that multicultural history be taught in public schools. As an attorney, he won a landmark case that integrated Milwaukee Public Schools. After leaving the legislature, Barbee continued to practice law and taught in the Africology department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Daphne E. Barbee-Wooten is an attorney specializing in civil rights practicing in Honolulu, Hawaii. Previously she worked as a public defender and trial attorney and was the first senior trial attorney for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Hawaii. In 2014, she received a lifetime achievement award from the Hawaii NAACP, and in 2016, she received the civil rights attorney of the year award from Sisters Empowering Hawaii.