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Breaking Barriers: A View from the Bench - Pitcher, Freddie (Hardcover)
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- Pitcher, Freddie
- ISBN
- 9780807178119
- Book Title
- Breaking Barriers : a View from the Bench
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- LSU Press
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Genre
- Law, History
- Topic
- Civil Rights, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
- Item Width
- 6.5in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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In Breaking Barriers , Judge Freddie Pitcher Jr. describes how he made history in Baton Rouge by becoming the first African American to be elected to judgeships at three different levels of the court system. Pitcher recounts his early years in Valley Park?a segregated and semi-rural neighborhood?where one of his cousins, a civil rights attorney, served as his role model and inspired him to become both a lawyer and an agent of change. Pitcher depicts what it was like to grow up in the segregated South and how racial discrimination fueled his drive to challenge the norms of the Baton Rouge judiciary later in life. Pitcher discusses how he forged together Black political organizations, the Black church community, and a group of white attorneys into a campaign coalition that ultimately helped him overcome the racial barriers that prevented Black people from ascending to the judiciary in Baton Rouge. He details the strategy used to win seats on both the Baton Rouge City Court and the 19th Judicial District Court at a time when many said a Black candidate could not win a city- or parish-wide election. He describes many of the challenges he faced as the first and only Black judge in Baton Rouge while highlighting some of the notable cases he tried and sharing his beliefs about judging and the judicial process. Pitcher?s story of rising from ?the bench to the bar to the bench??from the bench outside the local grocery store that he and his friends frequented as young boys, to the Louisiana bar, to the judicial bench?is informative and inspiring, shedding light on the perseverance and determination required of early African American candidates to overcome the many roadblocks to full participation in the political process related to the judiciary.
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Publisher
LSU Press
ISBN-10
080717811x
ISBN-13
9780807178119
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13057242298
Product Key Features
Book Title
Breaking Barriers : a View from the Bench
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Civil Rights, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Law, History
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
16 Oz
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Lc Classification Number
Kf373.P545a3 2022
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?Judge Pitcher has crafted a riveting account of a life filled with significant triumphs against all odds. His story is a portrait of Baton Rouge and the American South, showing that a great man can make a difference despite institutional obstacles.?, Recounting the history of his trailblazing career, Judge Freddie Pitcher Jr. reveals the inside stories of getting around some significant odds. His memoir is inspiring and confidence-building, offering a hopeful lesson that success is often possible if you try and never give up. You will be glad, as I am, that he shares his journey as a man of many career firsts in Breaking Barriers: A View from the Bench ., Judge Pitcher has crafted a riveting account of a life filled with significant triumphs against all odds. His story is a portrait of Baton Rouge and the American South, showing that a great man can make a difference despite institutional obstacles., Breaking Barriers: A View from the Bench is a marvelous and valuable account written by a talented and consequential leader. The book gives insight into the history of African American life in Baton Rouge--and in a larger sense throughout Louisiana and the South--during the Jim Crow era. It also reveals Freddie Pitcher Jr., the first elected Black judge in East Baton Rouge Parish, as savvy and strategic. Among other tactics, he shows how to win elected office by using different approaches and techniques for Black and white voters. His success as a crossover candidate was significant in Louisiana politics. We owe him a debt of gratitude for this memoir., It's not every day that you get to meet and know a history maker. Not only have I known a history maker for more than thirty years, but reliving his life in this wonderful book was truly a pleasure. Judge Pitcher draws a vivid picture of his pioneering role in civil rights work in his childhood home of Baton Rouge. This book should be a must-read for any young person in Louisiana.
Lccn
2022-014805
Dewey Decimal
347.732634
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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Yes
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