Goodman, Ernest, 1906-1997
Variant namesBorn in Hemlock, Michigan on August 21, 1906. Graduated from Wayne State College in 1928 with a L.L.B. During the decade of the 1930s, he was active in many labor cases, and became an associate of Maurice Sugar, general counsel of the UAW, in 1939. In 1950 Ernest Goodman and George Crockett, Jr. formed one of the first interracial law firms: Goodman, Crockett, Eden and Robb, specifically to handle civil rights, labor, and constitutional law cases.
From the description of Ernest Goodman papers, 1952-1977, (bulk 1952-1972). (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32320952
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| referencedIn | Klein, David Y., 1933-. David Y. Klein papers, 1960-1970, bulk 1960-1965. | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs | |
| creatorOf | Goodman, Ernest, 1906-. Ernest Goodman papers, 1952-1977, (bulk 1952-1972). | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs | |
| referencedIn | Civil Rights Congress of Michigan. Civil Rights Congress of Michigan records, 1933-1963, (bulk 1935-1955). | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs | |
| referencedIn | Norris, Harold. Harold Norris papers, 1941-1968, (bulk 1952-1962). | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the National Lawyers Guild Records, 1921-2014 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives |
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| associatedWith | Black Panther Party | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Civil Rights Congress of Michigan. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Communist Party of America | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Detroit (Mich.). Board of Education | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Goodman, Crockett, Eden & Robb (Detroit, Mich.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Klein, David Y., 1933- | person |
| associatedWith | National Lawyers Guild. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Norris, Harold. | person |
| associatedWith | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1906
Death 1997
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