The Making of a Civil Rights Lawyer

Books of our Time host Lawrence R. Velvel, dean of the Massachusetts School of law, spends an hour talking with Attorney Michael Meltsner, author of The Making of a Civil Rights Lawyer.  Attorney Meltsner was involved with the Legal Defense Fund and participated in civil rights legal matters for many years.

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