唐纳德·李·霍洛威尔
牧师. 小奥蒂斯·莫斯., a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement, shares his reflections on Attorney 唐纳德·李·霍洛威尔
A heroic presence in the Civil Rights Movement
Hear prominent civil rights figure 牧师. 小奥蒂斯·莫斯. remember Attorney 唐纳德·李·霍洛威尔’s desegregation of the University of 乔治亚州’s case and his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement.
“When I remember the days of the civil rights movement, there is one person who must be recognized. Attorney 唐纳德·李·霍洛威尔. His contribution cannot be exaggerated. One of those historic moments happened in the desegregation case at the University of 乔治亚州. I remember attorney Hollowell in the courtrooms--his brilliance, 口才, and impact as he questioned state representatives and educators trying to defend that which was wrong and evil.
种族隔离、种族歧视.
The desegregation of the University of 乔治亚州 was one of the great historic breakthroughs in the Deep South. 一个你随身携带的. That is what attorney Hollowell brought-- not just to the civil rights movement, 而是对整个国家. It was a history bearing moment ... which I will carry for all my days.”
牧师. 小奥蒂斯·莫斯.
正义之弧研究所
Spotlight on Attorney 唐纳德·李·霍洛威尔
A Heroic Presence in the Civil Rights Movement
Photo credit: Archives Division, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System.
唐纳德·李·霍洛威尔 was born on December 19, 1917, 在威奇托, 堪萨斯, one of five children of Ocenia and Harrison Hollowell. The family moved several times during Donald’s childhood, for his father to find work.
At the age of 17 Hollowell’s father made him quit school before his senior year of high school so that he could help support the family. 在一次反叛行动中, Hollowell enlisted in the army, where he served in the 10th Cavalry, also known as the Buffalo Soldiers.
During his service Hollowell experienced institutional racism and the realities of segregation. This experience stuck with Hollowell and informed his later civil rights activism. 在军队里的时候, Hollowell completed his high school education, and in 1938 he left the service to enroll at Lane College, an all-black school in Jackson, 田纳西州. Following the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, Hollowell was recalled to active duty and was sent to Fort Benning in Columbus, 乔治亚州. At Fort Benning Hollowell met Louise Thornton, a beauty salon owner in Atlanta, and the two married in May of 1942. 他们结婚后不久, Hollowell was deployed to Europe, and rose to captain by the end of World War II.
After the War, Hollowell reenrolled at Lane College and graduated with honors in 1947. Following graduation Hollowell attended law school at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. He received his law degree in 1951 and moved to Atlanta to be with his wife, who was enrolled in graduate school at what was then Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University). Louise went on to become an English professor at Morris Brown College in Atlanta.
In Atlanta, Hollowell opened his own law practice. As the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum, there was a growing need for attorneys to represent clients in integration and other civil rights violation cases. Hollowell’s desire for racial and social equality led him to become a prominent civil rights attorney.
Among Hollowell’s most high-profile successes was his work with the NAACP in winning the 1961 integration of the University of 乔治亚州 by African American students Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter.
Hollowell also represented Martin Luther King, Jr. following King’s 1960 arrest during student sit-ins in Atlanta. 1966年，林登·B. Johnson appointed Hollowell as director of the southeastern regional Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a position he held for nearly 20 years.
Hollowell and his wife Louise were involved in many civic organizations and Hollowell mentored many other African American attorneys and civil rights activists, 包括贺拉斯·沃德, 弗农。乔丹, 和马文·阿灵顿. He also maintained lifelong friendships with many of his clients, including Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton Holmes. Hollowell died of heart failure on December 27, 2004.
Source: Donald Hollowell Papers, Auburn Avenue Research Library