Oral history interview with L. A. Bedford, Jr., 1977 March 28.

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Oral history interview with L. A. Bedford, Jr., 1977 March 28.

Interview with Judge L. A. Bedford, Jr., attorney and municipal judge, concerning his recollections and impressions concerning his work as legal counsel in civil rights cases for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Dallas, Texas (1955-1961). Bedford discusses Thurgood Marshall, C. B. Bunkley, W. J. Durham, school desegregation, allegations of barratry, white reaction, and court procedures.

53 leaves ; 29 cm.

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