Brian M. White
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Alabama since 1994. Birmingham-Southern College; University of Alabama School of Law; United States Navy; Episcopal. Married to Emily; Father to Sanders; Grandfather to Morgan.
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Salvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis Covington. (opens the original)
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The late Dennis Covington was a writer from Alabama whose varied career included writing for the New York Times and teaching at UAB. He wrote a couple of novels and a book with his former wife, Vicki Covington. His most noted book was Salvation on Sand Mountain. This book grew out of covering the trial of Rev. Glenn Summerford in Jackson County, Alabama. Summerford was charged with attempted murder for forcing his wife to put her hand in a box of rattlesnakes as a “trial by ordeal” to test her m
The Profound Experience of Learning History (opens the original)
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Last month, I attended the Judge Horton Day of Courage in Decatur, Alabama. People in North Alabama generally know about the Scottsboro Boys trials that occurred in the 1930s in Decatur. The details are too important to condense here. I suggest reading Dan Carter’s book “Scottsboro: An American Tragedy” for an overview and Peggy Allen Towns’ “Scottsboro Unmasked: Decatur’s Story” for details of how the local Black community supported and sheltered those who worked for the defense. It is sufficie
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