White Lawyer, Black Power

"An autobiographical history clearly demonstrating how Black lives did not matter in the Jim Crow South. . . . A sharply etched memoir of the struggle for civil rights."—Kirkus Reviews

"This is the story of Jelinek's journey, from New York City to the South, from the nonviolence of the civil rights movement to SNCC and Black power. The battles he and others fought exemplify the gripping, jagged edge of the struggle. We need more such memoirs; they are cries for justice, still delayed."—Orville Vernon Burton, Clemson University

"Vivid, powerful, and deeply personal, this narrative of a white lawyer's experience serving the civil rights movement during the turbulent Black power era provides fresh new insights into the most important social movement of our history."—William H. Chafe, Duke University

"[A] welcome addition to the complicated story of those who demanded that the country enforce its legal and ethical obligations for all citizens."—Choice

"The memoir serves as a powerful exploration of political repression endured by Black citizens and civil rights workers in the South during the 1960s while also critically analyzing the practices of both moderate and radical organizations."—Journal of African American Studies