They Had No Voice: My Fight for Alabamas Forgotten Children

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Aug 28, Anthony Watkins rated it it was amazing. Denny tells a tale that many of us southerners have seen in bits and pieces in our own lives. The struggle to stop the damage done to the poor children, especially the poor black children of Alabama and later the work he has done in Florida goes a long way to restore my confidence in at least some of my fellow citizens.

Denny was and is a strong law and order type, but he realized early on that any real justice has to be fair and has to offer a path of redemption and cann my review from Shelfari: Denny was and is a strong law and order type, but he realized early on that any real justice has to be fair and has to offer a path of redemption and cannot be used as a path to enslave folks, innocent folks and not so innocent folks. People like Denny not only helped us move forward through their courageous acts in some our darkest hours, but shine a light onto the path we must take forward to maintain and build on the progress of those black and white, who fought to end the horrors visited on children who were born "the wrong color.

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Thousands of children were physically and psychologically scarred by what happened at that terrible place in the 's. One of those children was later an adult client of mine on death row in California. His trial attorneys either didn't know about this place or didn't think it would matter to the jurors who decided whether my client should live or die. But it was an important part of his childhood, and I believe the jury should have been told exactly what he "learned" and experienced, during his formative years, at that place. It was too late for my client, but I believe the changes Mr.

Abbott caused at Mt. Meigs saved many children from continuing on the wrong path. My client was sent there not because he committed any crime, but because he was said to be "incorrigible.

Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Very authentic and enjoyable. As a 60s resident of Birmingham I witnessed and lived much of this story. Denny Abbott showed great courage for shedding light on the treatment of black youth at Mt. Meigs during the 's. I was encouraged to see in print the atrocities of what happens to the youth and I hope that changes were made in their favor as a result of the publication.

They Had No Voice: My Fight for Alabama's Forgotten Children

Super book about a man with human compassion. An easy read and well worth it! I would recommend to all who believe in doing what's right. Denny is a history maker.

Reading the book is almost like sitting down and listening to Abbott. He was very brave to take the legal action that was most needed at the time.

He did so at great personal and family cost and should be an icon in the then battle for human equality. This book is a must read. It was interesting as a history of Alabama. More of an autobiography about Mr. Read th book as a member of a book club. Denny tells a tale that many of us southerners have seen in bits and pieces in our own lives. The struggle to stop the damage done to the poor children, especially the poor black children of Alabama and later the work he has done in Florida goes a long way to restore my confidence in at least some of my fellow citizens.

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Denny was and is a strong law and order type, but he realized early on that any real justice has to be fair and has to offer a path of redemption and cannot be used as a path to enslave folks, innocent folks and not so innocent folks. People like Denny not only helped us move forward through their courageous acts in some our darkest hours, but shine a light onto the path we must take forward to maintain and build on the progress of those black and white, who fought to end the horrors visited on children who were born "the wrong color.

Most of us who lived through the s and 60s became aware of the abuse against African Americans that was endemic in the South, but few could have imagined the horrors that were taking place in juvenile detention facilities, which were, in fact, slave labor camps. Denny Abbott was on the front line of the battle to expose and change the system, even though that meant putting his career on the line and himself and his family in danger.

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Denny and his co-author, Doug Kalajian, have done a tremendous job of telling this compelling story. I couldn't put the book down and read it in one sitting. See all 13 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway. They Had No Voice: My Fight for Alabama's Forgotten Children.

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