A Tribute To the Freaknik Lawyer

September 30, 2019 Off By Michael
Roe Williams, a native of northern California is today’s guest blogger. Her review of Freaknik Lawyer: A Memoir on the Craft of Resistance is a tribute to the Freaknik Lawyer.

Greetings Mr. Harvey, educator, coach, baseball legend, author, journalist, lawyer, defender, organizer, trailblazer, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, my hero and so many wonderful things to so many people.

I am honored to have met you. Thank you for your selfless service and contributions to our community. Thanks for sharing yourself and talents with the world.

I thank you for defending all of those kids during Freaknik who did not deserve to be arrested.

I hope you are very proud of your accomplishments because you should be. I am!

Freaknik Lawyer: A Memoir on the Craft of Resistance is an excellent book.

It is my prayer that God blesses you and your family real good forevermore.

Roennia Williams, Guest Blogger

Harold Michael Harvey is the author of Freaknik Lawyer: A Memoir on the Craft of Resistance. He is a Past President of the Gate City Bar Association. He is the recipient of Gate City’s R. E. Thomas Civil Rights Award, which he received for his pro bono representation of Black college students arrested during Freaknik celebrations in the mid to late 1990s. An avid public speaker, contact him at hmharvey@haroldmichaelharvey.com

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About The Author

Harold Michael Harvey is a Past President of The Gate City Bar Association and is the recipient of the Association’s R. E. Thomas Civil Rights Award. He is the author of Paper Puzzle and Justice in the Round: Essays on the American Jury System, and a two-time winner of Allvoices’ Political Pundit Prize. His work has appeared in Facing South, The Atlanta Business Journal, The Southern Christian Leadership Conference Magazine, Southern Changes Magazine, Black Colleges Nines, and Medium.