Racial Bias Turns Him Red in Communist Trial
Benjamin J. Davis Jr., New York City councilman and defendant in the 11 leaders’ conspiracy case, testified that racial bias influenced his turn toward communism. He recalled discrimination at Amherst College and Harvard University and said his turning point came while starting his Atlanta law practice in 1932.
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Turning Point in a Civil Rights Lawyer's Life
Trial attorney recounts defending Angelo Hern don, a Black communist convict, for advocating resistance to state authorities. He describes abuse by a judge who used racial slurs and threatened him and his client, shaping his lifelong commitment to fight for Black rights.
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