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Hall of Fame Inductee

Donald Hollowell

Lane College

About

Donald Hollowell, a Lane College alumnus, was the Atlanta civil-rights lawyer who helped desegregate the University of Georgia and represented Martin Luther King Jr. and other movement clients across the South.

Accomplishments

  • Counsel in Holmes v. Danner, admitting Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA.
  • Leading Atlanta movement attorney.
  • Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1996.

Year of award

1996

Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Government and Law.