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Book Synopsis“Either we shall have to make democracy work for every American,” Loren Miller declared, or “we shall not be able to preserve it for any American.” The story told here is of an American original who defied societal limitations to reshape the racial and political landscape of twentieth-century America.
Trade ReviewIn this book, Amina Hassan recovers the forgotten story of the biracial African American writer, newspaper editor, radical activist, and respected judge who also happened to be one of the most important civil rights lawyers of the twentieth century. Everyone should know Loren Miller's story. This is a tremendous achievement."" - Kenneth W. Mack, author of
Representing the Race: The Creation of the Civil Rights Lawyer""What an outstanding and incredible work on civil rights attorney Loren Miller! I salute Amina Hassan's keen analysis of Miller's journalistic approach to advancing civil rights for Black Americans."" - Diane E. Watson, U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, 1999 - 2001, and U.S. Representative from California, 2001 - 2011
""Amina Hassan has written a superb biography of California attorney Loren Miller, who played a major role in civil rights reform on the local, state, and national levels between 1940 and 1965. Hassan's book belongs on the shelves of historians, urban studies scholars, and anyone interested in the movement for racial equality in the United States."" - Martin Schiesl, author of
The Politics of Efficiency: Municipal Administration and Reform in America, 1880 - 1920""A recommended work that adds to the corpus of civil rights histories and offers a rich portrait of a central figure in the related struggle in California."" -
The Library Journal
