Donald L. Hollowell

Donald Hollowell
Born
Donald Lee Hollowell

(1917-12-19)December 19, 1917
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
DiedDecember 27, 2004(2004-12-27) (aged 87)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
EducationLane College (BA)
Loyola University Chicago (LLB)
OccupationLawyer
MovementCivil Rights Movement

Donald Lee Hollowell (December 19, 1917 – December 27, 2004)[1] was an American civil rights attorney during the Civil Rights Movement, in the state of Georgia. He successfully sued to integrate Atlanta's public schools, Georgia colleges, universities and public transit, freed Martin Luther King Jr. from prison, and mentored civil rights attorneys (including Vernon Jordan and Horace Ward). The first black regional director of a federal agency (the EEOC), Hollowell is best remembered for his instrumental role in winning the desegregation of the University of Georgia in 1961. He is the subject of a 2010 documentary film, Donald L. Hollowell: Foot Soldier for Equal Justice.[2][3][4][5][6]

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  3. ^ Suggs, Ernie, Donald L. Hollowell Obituary: "Civil rights pioneer made friends, history", December 29, 2004, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, as transcribed at Legacy.com, retrieved May 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Associated Press (Atlanta, Ga.), "Wichita civil rights lawyer recalled" Archived 2017-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, January 2, 2005, Topeka Capital-Journal, retrieved May 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "Biography" (of Donald L. Hollowell), in Donald L. Hollowell Professorship, Office of Communications, Georgia School of Social Work at University of Georgia, retrieved May 23, 2017.
  6. ^ Crosby, Emilye, Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Charlayne Hunter-Gault; Polly J. Price, Kenneth W. Mack and Sarah H. Brown, as cited in (book)"Reviews:"Saving the Soul of Georgia: Donald L. Hollowell and the Struggle for Civil Rights, by Maurice C. Daniels (foreword by Vernon E. Jordan Jr.), University of Georgia Press, retrieved May 23, 2017.