Beech, Harvey E., 1923-
Biographical notes:
Harvey E. Beech was born in Kinston, N.C., in 1923. He was a lawyer, philanthropist, and advocate of civil rights. While studying law in the early 1950s, Beech was asked to join a case against the University of North Carolina School of Law. In 1951, after a lengthy court battle, Beech and four other students became the first African Americans admitted to the UNC law school. He graduated in June 1952 and went on to practice law for more than 35 years. Harvey Beech died in August 2005.
From the description of Harvey E. Beech papers, 1939-2004. WorldCat record id: 700285400
From the guide to the Harvey E. Beech Papers, 1939-2004, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)
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Subjects:
- African American lawyers
- African Americans
- African Americans
- African Americans
- African Americans
- Civil rights
- College integration
- Education, Higher
- Lawyers
- School notebooks
- Segregation in higher education
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- North Carolina (as recorded)
