Fifty Years After ‘Freedom Summer,’ Reasons to Celebrate – and Lament

Op-Ed (Mississippi, RURAL)

Fifty Years After ‘Freedom Summer,’ Reasons to Celebrate – and Lament

July 14, 2014 | Martha Bergmark | National Law Journal , ALM
By leveling the playing field in the justice system, civil legal aid honors the American values and spirit embodied in the Freedom Summer of 1964.
Tags: Benefits of Legal Aid | Civil Rights | Funding: Federal | Legal Needs | Minorities: Racial/Ethnic | Prisoners Rights

Martha Bergmark

Key Voice, Legal Aid Advocate (Mississippi, NATIONAL)

Martha Bergmark

Founding executive director of Voices for Civil Justice in Washington, DC. Has led legal aid organizations in her native Mississippi, worked at NLADA and been LSC president.
Tags: Civil Rights, Disaster Recovery, Justice Gap, Minorities: Racial/Ethnic