J. Kenneth Lee Papers, 1949-1994

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J. Kenneth Lee Papers, 1949-1994

1949-1994

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/04782/

J. Kenneth Lee, lawyer of Greensboro, N.C., who became one of the first two African Americans to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lee received his Juris Doctoris degree in 1952 and was subsequently involved in over 1,700 civil rights lawsuits during his 38 years of legal practice. Papers relate primarily to J. Kenneth Lee's lawsuit to attend the University of North at Chapel Hill's School of Law, where, in June 1951, he and Harvey Beech became the first African Americans to enroll after a lengthy lawsuit and appeal against the University. Included are copies of court papers, photographs of Beech and Lee registering and attending class, and copies of newspaper clippings describing the court battle and the University's reaction. Also included are some materials pertaining to the Law School at the North Carolina College at Durham (formerly the North Carolina College for Negroes and currently North Carolina Central University).

About 120 items (1.5 linear feet).

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6627635

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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