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Attorney Tom Watkins, in private practice, was Mississippi's primary anti-c=
ivil rights attorney in the Old Days -- even more so than the state AG. Smo=
oth, polished, genteel, and sharp as a fish-knife, he was a major adversary=
with whom we and our lawyers often clashed in court. (Among a number of th=
ings, he personally prepared the very creative and sweeping injunction -- C=
ity of Jackson v John R Salter, Jr -- which we defied.) I recall when he gr=
aciously held the door open into racist Judge Harold Cox's Federal courtroo=
m for us on January 12 1963 -- Eldri and me, and four black Tougaloo studen=
ts. Beba may recall that, when we were at Mississippi State Department of A=
rchives and History many years later , we learned that Tom Watkins had been=
totally immoblized by a stroke but his mind was OK. If I could have helped=
him, I would've. As it was, I conveyed our very best wishes to him via a s=
taffer of Archives who was on his way over to interview him on a historical=
matter.
His daughter broke with family tradition and went off to Florida with a Jew=
ish civil rights lawyer. She wrote a book recently. These Q & A with her --=
a two set combo -- provide many fascinating insights into the status and r=
oles of various family members -- including women -- in "upper strata" whit=
e Mississippi.
http://www.normawatkins.com/Norma_Watkins/Questions_%26_Answers_1.html
H
HUNTER GRAY [HUNTER BEAR/JOHN R SALTER JR] Mi'kmaq / St. Francis Abenaki / =
St. Regis Mohawk=20
Protected by Na=C2=B4shdo=C2=B4i=C2=B4ba=C2=B4i=C2=B4=20
and Ohkwari' . Check out our massive social justice website:=20
www.hunterbear.org=20
Member, National Writers Union AFL-CIO=20
Core dimensions of my Community Organizing course:
http://www.labornet.org/news/0000/hbear.htm
My expanded/updated "Organizer's Book,"=20
JACKSON MISSISSIPPI -- with a new 10,000=20
word introduction by me. Covers much of my=20
confrontational social justice organizing life to=20
date. Contains much how-to grassroots organizing=20
methodology: http://hunterbear.org/jackson.htm
See this for mini-bio, efforts to prevent JM=E2=80=99s appearance in
Mississippi, a wide range of its many reviews, and some
photos: http://www.amazon.com/John-R.-Salter/e/B001KMEHWY/ref=3Dntt_dp_epwb=
k_0
The Stormy Adoption of an Indian Child [My Father]:=20
http://hunterbear.org/James%20and%20Salter%20and%20Dad.htm=20
(Photos)=20
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re so than the state AG. Smooth, polished, genteel, and sharp as a fish-kni=
fe, he was a major adversary with whom we and our lawyers often clashe=
d in court. (Among a number of things, he personally prepared the very=
creative and sweeping injunction -- City of Jackson v John R Salter, =
Jr -- which we defied.) I recall when he graciously held the door=
open into racist Judge Harold Cox's Federal courtroom for u=
s on January 12 1963 -- Eldri and me, and four black Tougalo=
o students. Beba may recall that, when we were at Mississip=
pi State Department of Archives and History many years later=
, we learned that Tom Watkins had been totally immoblized by a s=
troke but his mind was OK. If I could have helped him, I would've.&nb=
sp; As it was, I conveyed our very best wishes to him via a staffer of Arch=
ives who was on his way over to interview him on a historical matter.</font=
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d went off to Florida with a Jewish civil rights lawyer. She wrote a =
book recently. These Q & A with her -- a two set combo -- pr=
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HUNTER GRAY [HUNTER BEAR/JOHN R SALTER JR] Mi'kmaq / St. Francis Abenaki / =
St. Regis Mohawk=20
<br>
Protected by Na=C2=B4shdo=C2=B4i=C2=B4ba=C2=B4i=C2=B4=20
<br>
and Ohkwari' . Check out our massive social justice website:=20
<br>
www.hunterbear.org=20=20
<br>
Member, National Writers Union AFL-CIO=20
<br>
<br>
Core dimensions of my Community Organizing course:
<br>
http://www.labornet.org/news/0000/hbear.htm
<br>
<br>
My expanded/updated "Organizer's Book,"=20
<br>
JACKSON MISSISSIPPI -- with a new 10,000=20
<br>
word introduction by me. Covers much of my=20
<br>
confrontational social justice organizing life to=20
<br>
date. Contains much how-to grassroots organizing=20
<br>
methodology: http://hunterbear.org/jackson.htm
<br>
<br>
See this for mini-bio, efforts to prevent JM=E2=80=99s appearance in
<br>
Mississippi, a wide range of its many reviews, and some
<br>
photos: http://www.amazon.com/John-R.-Salter/e/B001KMEHWY/ref=3Dntt_dp_ep=
wbk_0
<br>
<br>
The Stormy Adoption of an Indian Child [My Father]:=20
<br>
http://hunterbear.org/James%20and%20Salter%20and%20Dad.htm=20=20
<br>
(Photos)=20
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