Crockett, George W. (George William), 1909-1997
George William Crockett Jr. (August 10, 1909 – September 7, 1997) was an African-American attorney, jurist, and congressman from the U.S. state of Michigan. He also served as a national vice-president of the National Lawyers Guild and co-founded what is believed to be the first racially integrated law firm in the United States.
Born in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 10, 1909, Crockett was the son of George Crockett, Sr., a carpenter, and Minnie Jenkins Crockett. He attended public schools in his native city and graduated with an A.B. from Morehouse College in Atlanta in 1931. Crockett went north to study law at the University of Michigan, where he earned a J.D. in 1934. That same year he married Dr. Ethelene Jones, the first black woman to practice obstetrics and gynecology in Michigan and the first woman president of the American Lung Association. The couple had three children: Elizabeth Ann Hicks, George William Crockett III, and Ethelene Crockett Jones. After his wife died in 1978, Crockett remarried two years later, to Harriette Clark Chambliss, a pediatrician with two sons.
...
| Publication Date | Publishing Account | Status | Note | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2021-03-01 12:03:49 pm |
Robert Kett |
published |
User published constellation |
|
2021-02-25 04:02:22 pm |
Robert Kett |
published |
User published constellation |
|
2021-02-25 03:02:01 pm |
Robert Kett |
published |
User published constellation |
|
2021-02-25 03:02:00 pm |
Robert Kett |
merge split |
Merged Constellation |
|
