Banks, Fred L., 1942-

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Judge Fred L. Banks grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from a Catholic high school, he earned degrees in Business Administration and Law from Howard University. In the late 1960s, he began his law career by serving for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives twice and served as judge of Seventh Circuit Court District and as justice on the Mississippi Supreme Court.

From the description of An oral history with Fred L. Banks Jr., 1998 March 5. c1998. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 46317660

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creatorOf Banks, Fred L., 1942-. An oral history with Fred L. Banks Jr., 1998 March 5. University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library
creatorOf Banks, Fred. Fred Banks papers. Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
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Jackson (Miss.)
Mississippi
Great Britain
England
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Justice, Administration of
African American judges
African American lawyers
African Americans
Conscientious objectors
Pacifists
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School integration
School management and organization
World War, 1914-1918
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