The Atlanta Lawyer October 2011 | Page 28

“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