Ernest Goodman papers, 1952-1977, (bulk 1952-1972).

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Ernest Goodman papers, 1952-1977, (bulk 1952-1972).

Trial records, research material, published materials, leaflets, newsclippings, newsletters, pamphlets and correspondence reflecting Mr. Goodman's activities as counsel during three of his most important cases concerning civil rights and constitutional law: The Michigan Smith Act trial, the Sherrill School desegregation case, and the Black Panther trial.

10 linear ft. (19 boxes)

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The Black Panther Party was founded in October 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale as an organization dedicated to protecting and uplifting the Black population of Oakland. As the organization grew this focus spread to the rest of the United States and even abroad. The armed militancy and Marxist rhetoric employed by the Black Panthers, along with their philosophy of Black self-government caught the attention of both local law enforcement authorities and the FBI. As a result, many in the Pant...

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Goodman, Ernest, 1906-1997

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Born 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 Goodm...

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