Atkins, Jasper Alston, 1898-1982.

Jasper Alston Atkins was born August 8, 1898, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He graduated from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1919 and from Yale Law School in 1922. He practiced law in Oklahoma and Texas from 1922-1936 before returning to North Carolina to serve as executive secretary for Winston-Salem Teachers College from 1936-1960. Throughout his career, Atkins worked for the advancement of civil rights. Jasper Alston Atkins died June 28, 1982.

From the description of Jasper Alston Atkins papers, 1922-1997 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702171254

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