Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-2013

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Black civil rights lawyer.

Born in Mt. Gilead, N.C. in 1936. Graduated from North Carolina College in 1958 with a B.A. in history. Later received an M.A. in history from University of Michigan. Studied law at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, when during his final year served as editor of the North Carolina Law Review, the first black to hold the post. Then received a Master of Law from Columbia University Law School. Established a law practice in Charlotte, N.C. in 1964. Formed first biracial law firm in North Carolina in 1967.

From the description of Papers, 1902-1975, 1964-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 20184672

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creatorOf Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-. Papers, 1902-1975, 1964-1975. University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library
referencedIn Elwood, William A. William A. Elwood Civil Rights Lawyers Project collection [manuscript], 1984-1989. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Elwood, William A. Papers of William A. Elwood, 1984-1989. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-. Donald C. Samuels lecture : affirmative action and the myth of 'reverse discrimination' : the meaning of the Constitution [sound recording] / Julius L. Chambers. Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library
referencedIn Graham, Frank Porter, 1886-1972. Frank Porter Graham papers, 1908-1990. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Chambers, Julius. The Bill of Rights, the Fourteenth Amendment and the Supreme Court. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Simkins, George C., 1924-2001. George C. Simkins papers, 1950-1975. North Carolina A&T State University, F.D. Bluford Library, Ferdinand Douglass Bluford Library
creatorOf Associated Black Charities. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1987-1988. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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associatedWith Associated Black Charities. corporateBody
associatedWith Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education corporateBody
associatedWith Elwood, William A. person
associatedWith Graham, Frank Porter, 1886-1972. person
associatedWith Sarah Lawrence College. corporateBody
associatedWith Simkins, George C., 1924-2001. person
associatedWith Swann, James E person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
North Carolina--Charlotte
Subject
Affirmative action programs
Busing for school integration
Civil rights
Constitutional history
Discrimination
Reverse discrimination
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Birth 1936-10-06

Death 2013-08-02

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English

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