Attorney. He was counsel for James Earl Ray during the 1977 appeals following his conviction in the 1968 Martin Luther King assassination. Born John Karl Kershaw to a family of wealth and position, he was raised in Old Hickory, Tennessee, from early childhood. He played football at Vanderbilt University from which he earned a degree in geology. During the late 1930s he quarterbacked an early professional football team in Nashville then went on to a career as a building contractor. Jack Kershaw became an attorney and was involved in a US Supreme Court case and was asked to appeal James Earl Ray's 99 year sentence for the assassination of Martin Luther King . Over his lifetime, Kershaw was involved in Nashville literary circles, and as co-founder of the League of the South and an officer in the Sons of Confederate Veterans was an ardent promoter of Southern heritage. A respected sculptor, his best known work was Nashville's 26 foot statue of General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Kershaw authored a book outlining his theories of the King conspiracy, though at his death it remained unpublished. Jack Kershaw was involved with several businesses including Industrial Electronics and Engineering Inc and Quest Publications. Jack Kershaw did illustrations for Quest Publications, including the cover art on the book "The Stringbean Murders".
Attorney. He was counsel for James Earl Ray during the 1977 appeals following his conviction in the 1968 Martin Luther King assassination. Born John Karl Kershaw to a family of wealth and position, he was raised in Old Hickory, Tennessee, from early childhood. He played football at Vanderbilt University from which he earned a degree in geology. During the late 1930s he quarterbacked an early professional football team in Nashville then went on to a career as a building contractor. Jack Kershaw became an attorney and was involved in a US Supreme Court case and was asked to appeal James Earl Ray's 99 year sentence for the assassination of Martin Luther King . Over his lifetime, Kershaw was involved in Nashville literary circles, and as co-founder of the League of the South and an officer in the Sons of Confederate Veterans was an ardent promoter of Southern heritage. A respected sculptor, his best known work was Nashville's 26 foot statue of General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Kershaw authored a book outlining his theories of the King conspiracy, though at his death it remained unpublished. Jack Kershaw was involved with several businesses including Industrial Electronics and Engineering Inc and Quest Publications. Jack Kershaw did illustrations for Quest Publications, including the cover art on the book "The Stringbean Murders".
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