Abstract
In order to stimulate scholarly discussion, this Essay presents an empirical account of the Greensboro incident from the perspective of those who participated in the episode and in the resulting civil rights trial. The Essay traces the circumstances leading to the violence and reviews the resultant litigation with special attention given to the role of the trial judge in politically volatile cases. The candid reflections offered by the trial judge and other participants allow the reader to examine both the event and the litigation, not merely in the abstract, but as implemented by flesh-andblood lawyers, litigants, and judges. .
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1989
Recommended Citation
Ronald J. Bacigal & Margaret Ivey Bacigal, When Racists and Radicals Meet, 38 Emory L.J. 1145 (1989).
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