W. Lewis Burke

W. Lewis Burke
Born	William Lewis Burke Jr. 1948 (age 76–77) United States
Education	Mississippi State University, University of South Carolina School of Law
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, historian, educator, researcher, editor, author
Known for	Law, American history, African American history, race relations

William Lewis Burke Jr. (born 1948) ^[1] is an American historian, lawyer, academic, editor, and author. He is a distinguished professor emeritus at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law at University of South Carolina (USC). ^[2] His work focuses on American history, law, and race relations.

Biography

He has authored books on law, history, race relations, and African Americans. ^[3] He co-edited a book about American judge Matthew J. Perry in 2004. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Burke's 2017 book, All for Civil Rights: African American Lawyers in South Carolina, 1868–1968 is about African American lawyers in South Carolina from the Reconstruction era until 1968. It was described as "definitive" by Hyman Rubin in The South Carolina Historical Magazine . ^[6] He has appeared on C-SPAN. ^[7]

Burke was a professor at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law at University of South Carolina (USC) from 1982 to 2015; ^[2] a chairman for the clinical legal studies department at USC from 2002 to 2015; and was an affiliate faculty for the African American studies department at USC. ^{[3] [ when? ]}

Publications

As author

• Burke, W. Lewis (1990). Consumer Law and Practice in South Carolina. South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division. ISBN   9780943856186.
• Burke, W. Lewis (2017). All for Civil Rights: African American Lawyers in South Carolina, 1868–1968. Southern Legal Studies Series. University of Georgia Press. ISBN   9780820350981. ^[6]

As editor

• Underwood, James Lowell; Burke, Jr., W. Lewis, eds. (2000). At Freedom's Door: African American Founding Fathers and Lawyers in Reconstruction South Carolina. Eric Foner (contributor). University of South Carolina Press. ISBN   9781570033575. ^{[8] [9]}
• Burke Jr., W. Lewis; Gergel, Belinda F., eds. (2004). Matthew J. Perry: The Man, His Times and His Legacy. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN   9781570035340. (2004) ^[10]
• Burke, W. Lewis; Underwood, James Lowell, eds. (2006). The Dawn of Religious Freedom in South Carolina. Walter Edgar (introduction). University of South Carolina Press. ISBN   9781570036217. ^[11]
• Burke Jr., W. Lewis; Assey, Joan P., eds. (2015). Madam Chief Justice: South Carolina's Jean Hoefer Toal. Ruth Bader Ginsburg (introduction), Sandra Day O'Connor (forward). University of South Carolina Press. ISBN   9781611176926.

References

1. "Burke, William Lewis". LC Name Authority File (LCNAF).
2. "W. Lewis Burke". Joseph F. Rice School of Law, University of South Carolina. ^{[ better source needed ]}.
3. "The Players". The State. 2004-05-18. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-07-09– via Newspapers.com.
4. "USC researchers to study race relations". The Greenville News. 2003-05-24. p. 19. Retrieved 2024-07-09– via Newspapers.com.
5. Chappell, Bill (August 1, 2011). "S.C. Loses Civil Rights Legend Judge Matthew Perry". NPR.
6. Rubin, Hyman (2017). "Reviewed work: All for Civil Rights: African American Lawyers in South Carolina, 1868–1968. Southern Legal Studies, W. Lewis Burke". The South Carolina Historical Magazine. 118 (4): 323–325. JSTOR   45283248.
7. "W. Lewis Burke Jr". www.C-SPAN.org. ^{[ better source needed ]}.
8. Dale, Elizabeth (2002-05-01). "At Freedom's Door: African American Founding Fathers and Lawyers in Reconstruction South Carolina" . Journal of Southern History. 68 (2): 471–473. doi:10.2307/3069974. JSTOR   3069974.
9. Underwood, James Lowell; Burke, William Lewis (2005-04-05). At Freedom's Door – HFS Books. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN   978-1-57003-586-9.
10. "Book Reviews: 'Matthew J. Perry' Edited by W. Lewis Burke and Belinda F. Gergel". Florence Morning News. 2004-05-30. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-07-09– via Newspapers.com.
11. "History Lecture Series: "William J. Whipper and Jonathan Jasper Wright: Beaufort and South Carolina's First Civil Rights Lawyers" with W. Lewis Burke". Beaufort History Museum. February 7, 2019. Retrieved 2024-07-09.