Cowan, Carl A.
First African American assistant district attorney for Knox County; prominent in civil rights litigation; helped revive the local NAACP and sought to integrate the University of Tennessee as early as 1939; elected to Knox County Court (now called County Commission) in 1946 and served until 1948; worked with Thurgood Marshall for integration of the local secondary schools in 1958; and Knoxville College alumni.
From the description of Carl A. Cowan papers, 1950-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972036
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| creatorOf | Cowan, Carl A. Carl A. Cowan papers, 1950-1971. | Knoxville College |
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| associatedWith | Gray, Gene Mitchell | person |
| associatedWith | Johnson City (Tenn.). Board of Education | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Knoxville (Tenn.). Board of Education | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993 | person |
| associatedWith | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Knoxville Branch. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Tennessee (Knoxville campus) | corporateBody |
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| Johnson City (Tenn.) | |||
| Knox County (Tenn.) | |||
| Tennessee--Knoxville | |||
| Tennessee--Knox County | |||
| Tennessee--Johnson City | |||
| Knoxville (Tenn.) |
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| African Americans |
| School integration |
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| African American government executives |
| African American lawyers |
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