Lovett, Edward, 1902-1977

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African American lawyer and civil servant, of Washington, D.C.

From the description of Papers, 1932-1977. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941405

  • 1902 Dec. 17: Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
  • 1922: Graduated from Hampton Institute
  • 1926: Received A.B. degree from Howard University
  • 1927: Married Louise Kathleen Johnson; one daughter, Lanna Lue
  • 1932: Earned J.D. degree from Howard University School of Law
  • 1936: Received LL.M. degree from Harvard University School of Law
  • 1932 - 1938 : Practiced law with the Washington, DC firm of Houston & Houston
  • 1938 - 1976 : Worked as an attorney with the U.S. Federal Housing Agency
  • 1957: Served as Vice President of the American Council on Human Rights, Washington, DC Council
  • 1977 Sept. 6: Died

Sources: Edward Lovett Papers, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center

From the guide to the Edward Lovett Papers, 1932-1977, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)

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creatorOf Lovett, Edward. Harmon Fund films on educational inequities in South Carolina 1934, 1935. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lovett, Edward, 1902-1977. Papers, 1932-1977. Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
creatorOf Edward Lovett Papers, 1932-1977 Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
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Washington (D.C.)
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African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
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African American lawyers
Women dramatists, American
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Birth 1902

Death 1977

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