ACLU of South Carolina Launches Paid Internship Program Established in Memory of Harry G. Wilkinson, ’61
Remembering Harry G. Wilkinson, a rebel with a cause
As Harry G. Wilkinson prepared to graduate from the University of Chicago Law School in 1961, he looked out at a world in turmoil and chose a path for his life.
“I had decided that I didn’t want to work for a large Wall Street firm, as did many of my colleagues,” he would later write. “I was more idealistic and wanted to change the world.”
Today on the blog, we are celebrating the life and career of the late Harry G. Wilkinson, a former ACLU of South Carolina board member whose family's gift in his memory will launch a paid internship program for law students aspiring to practice civil rights law in South Carolina. We are now accepting applications for the summer 2026 Harry G. Wilkinson Legal Internship, with a deadline of November 15.
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