A Middle-Class African-American Child in Desegregating Savannah: The Reminiscences of Justice Leah Ward Sears

Rebecca M. Davis

A Middle-Class African-American Child in Desegregating Savannah: The Reminiscences of Justice Leah Ward Sears

Rebecca M. Davis

Criminal Justice & Criminology

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Abstract

A biography of former Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears is presented, focusing on her early years. It comments on her parents, Thomas Euric Sears and Onnye Jean Roundtree Sears, and her experiences growing up in a military family. The author particularly reflects on Ward's time in Savannah, Georgia. Her education at Savannah High School and Emory University School of Law is also considered.

Original language	American English
Journal	Georgia Historical Quarterly
Volume	95
State	Published - Jun 1 2011

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Criminology
Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Leah Ward Sears
Savannah

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A Middle-Class African-American Child in Desegregating Savannah: The Reminiscences of Justice Leah Ward Sears

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