“Elbert Parr Tuttle: Chief Jurist of
the Civil Rights Revolution”
Georgia State University College of Law
welcomes
Georgia State University College of Law is
hosting a discussion and book signing with
professor and author Anne Emanuel on
Thursday, October 27, 4-6 p.m. in the GSU
Law Library.
our own
Anne Emanuel
professor and author
Following her presentation, Professor Emanuel
will be signing copies of her new book “Elbert
Parr Tuttle: Chief Jurist of the Civil Rights
Revolution,” copies of which will available for
purchase at the event. Food will be served.
This event is free and open to the public.
This is the first—and the only authorized—
biography of Elbert Parr Tuttle (1897–1996),
the judge who led the federal court with
jurisdiction over most of the Deep South
through the most tumultuous years of the civil
rights revolution.
In her review for National Public Radio,
Nina Totenberg wrote: “In her thorough and
engaging biography of Tuttle, Georgia State
University law professor Anne Emanuel has
documented Tuttle’s extraordinary life. For
those interested in America’s racial history and
transformation, this book is a must— a tour
de force, covering not just Tuttle but the often
violent times he lived in.”
for a discussion and signing
of her book
This is the first—and the only
authorized—biography of Elbert Parr Tuttle
(1897–1996), the judge who led the federal
court with jurisdiction over most of the
Deep South through the most tumultuous
years of the civil rights revolution. By t