
Life of a Movement Lawyer
Be inspired by this grassroots civil rights lawyer''s quest for democracy, equality, and justice
Born in 1947 and raised in rural South Carolina, Lewis Pitts grew up oblivious to the civil rights revolution underway across the country. A directionless white college student in 1968, Pitts committed to military service and was destined for Vietnam. Five years later—after a formative period in which ...
Be inspired by this grassroots civil rights lawyer''s quest for democracy, equality, and justice
Born in 1947 and raised in rural South Carolina, Lewis Pitts grew up oblivious to the civil rights revolution underway across the country. A directionless white college student in 1968, Pitts committed to military service and was destined for Vietnam. Five years later—after a formative period in which ...