William A. Elwood Civil Rights Lawyers Project collection [manuscript], 1984-1989.

Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005

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Judge; Lawyer; Civil rights advocate; Social reformer; State senator. From the description of Papers 1948-1988. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 46451836 Judge; interviewee married Joel Motley. From the description of Reminiscences of Constance Baker Motley : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309741689 Constance Baker Motley, circa 1963 Constance Juanita Baker was born on ...

Hill, Oliver W., 1907-2007

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Born Oliver White in Richmond, Virginia, on May 1, 1907, Oliver Hill's legal career helped end the doctrine of "separate but equal." Hill's father left the family when he was still a baby, and when his mother remarried, he took on her new last name. While attending Howard University, his uncle, a lawyer, died, and his aunt gave Hill all of his old legal books. After reading them, Hill decided to become a lawyer and win back the rights that had been denied to so many. He graduated from Howard Law...

Reid, Herbert

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Wright, Stephen K., 1949-

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Bronstein, Alvin J.

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Bryant, Florence Coleman, 1922-

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Morrow, E. Frederic (Everett Frederic), approximately 1906-1994

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Everett Frederic Morrow (1909-1994) was the grandson of an ex–slave and the first African-American to serve on the White House staff. He fought for justice and racial equality for African-Americans at a time when segregation and discrimination were accepted by many Americans as normal. Morrow's presence in the Commerce Department in 1953 paved the way for Ronald Brown who followed 40 years later to become Secretary of Commerce. Morrow graduated from Bowdoin College in 1930, and was the Business ...

Howard, A.E. Dick

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A. E. Dick Howard, law professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, was the Executive Director of the Commission on Constitutional Revision, 1968-1969; special counsel to the Special Session of the General Assembly, 1969-1970; and director of the bi-partisan organization, Virginians for the Constitution, 1970. From the description of Papers on the revision of Virginia's constitution, 1968-1971. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 20969159 Theodore Rooseve...

Stuart, Alice Jackson, 1913-2001

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Harbaugh, William C.

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Green, Calvin C.

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Bishop, Gardner L. (Gardner LaClade), 1909-1992

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Morgan, Charles, 1930-2009

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Mitchell, Juanita Jackson, 1913-

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Daughter of Maryland civil rights activist Lillie May Jackson. From the description of Oral history interview, 1976. (Maryland Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32819213 From the description of Oral history interview, 1975. (Maryland Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32819143 ...

Norton, John, -1612

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Ridley, Walter J.

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Elwood, William A.

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Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia. From the description of Papers of William A. Elwood, 1984-1989. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55620690 From the description of William A. Elwood Civil Rights Lawyers Project collection [manuscript], 1984-1989. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647972382 Professor of English and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia....

Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009

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Dean of African American historians, John Hope Franklin was born January 2, 1915 in Rentriesville, Oklahoma. His family relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma shortly after the Tulsa Disaster of 1921. Franklin's mother, Mollie was a teacher and his father, B.C. Franklin was an attorney who handled lawsuits precipitated by the famous Tulsa Race Riot. Graduating from Booker T. Washington High School in 1931, Franklin received an A.B. from Fisk University in 1935 and went on to attend Harvard University, whe...

Watson, Joseph W.

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Redding, Louis L.

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Brand, Frances.

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Perry, Matthew J. (Matthew James), 1921-2011

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Mazique, Edward Craig, 1911-1987

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Gray, Fred D., 1930-

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Rauh, Joseph L., 1911-

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Lawyer. From the description of Reminiscences of Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122480930 Labor lawyer. From the description of Reminiscences of Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. : oral history, 1988. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513744 Lawyer, civil rights activist, and civil libertarian of Washington, D.C. Born Joseph Louis Rauh, Jr. Died 1992. ...

Coleman, William T. (William Thaddeus), 1920-2017

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William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. (July 7, 1920 – March 31, 2017) was an American attorney and judge. Coleman was the fourth United States Secretary of Transportation, from March 7, 1975, to January 20, 1977, and the second African American to serve in the United States Cabinet. As an attorney, Coleman played a major role in significant civil rights cases. At the time of his death, Coleman was the oldest living former Cabinet member. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Germantown...

Boyd, Delores R.

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Watkins, Donald J.

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Lane, Leone.

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Nabrit, James M. (James Madison), 1900-1997

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Brown, Drewary.

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Tucker, Samuel Wilbert, 1913-1990

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Samuel Wilbert Tucker (1913-1990), a Richmond civil-rights lawyer active in desegregation efforts in Virginia in the 1950s and 1960s, was the senior member of the Richmond law firm of Hill, Tucker and Marsh [which included Oliver W. Hill and Henry Marsh]. Tucker was also active in the NAACP, serving as chairman of the legal staff of the Virginia State Conference and representing Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia on the National Board of Directors.Tucker, a native of Alexandria, Vir...

Dickerson, Earl B., 1891-1986

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Attorney and business executive Earl B. Dickerson was honored for his civil rights and civil liberties work. He was general counsel at Supreme Liberty Life Insurance (an African American-owned company), a Chicago alderman, and lead attorney in Hansberry v. Lee, a landmark case challenging restrictive covenants. Dickerson's papers include correspondence, programs, genealogical materials, clippings, serials, photographs and memorabilia. From the description of Papers, 1891-1985 (Chicag...

Bass, Jack.

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American writer. From the description of Papers of Jack Bass, 1970-1975. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32958395 ...

Duncan, Charles R.

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McNeil, Genna Rae

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Ayers, H. Brandt, 1935-

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Lewis, John Smith.

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Revolutionary War officer. From the description of John Lewis letter, 1796. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36200112 Lewis, contractor for the construction of Lemmons Wharf, Charlestown, Massachusetts. From the description of Contract, 1728. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41417826 Civil rights leader. From the description of Reminiscences of John Lewis : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York)...

Johnson, Beulah Crosby.

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Seitz, Collins J.

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Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-2013

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Born in Mount Gilead, North Carolina, in 1936, veteran civil rights lawyer, activist and educator Julius L. Chambers was influenced by the racial intolerance he saw growing up in a rural community east of Charlotte. After graduating from high school in 1954, he entered North Carolina Central University, where he graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in history and was president of the student body. He then attended the University of Michigan, earning an M.A. in history. Chambers began law school...

Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, 1899-1992

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African American civil rights activist of Columbia, S.C.; served as the S.C. State Secretary for the NAACP, 1941-1957; Campaign Director for the renovation of Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital, 1944-1950; Public Relations Director for the Richland County Citizens Committee, 1956-1988; and President of the Southern Conference Educational Fund, 1972-1974; ran unsuccessfully for the Columbia City Council in 1966 and 1984 and the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1966; died 1992. ...

Gomillion, Charles G. (Charles Goode), 1900-1995

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Shores, Arthur D. (Arthur Davis), 1904-1996

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Seay, Solomon S., 1931-....

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Carter, Robert L., 1917-2012

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Civil rights lawyer and judge. Full name: Robert Lee Carter. From the description of Robert L. Carter papers, 1941-2006 (bulk 1969-2004). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81804938 Civil rights lawyer and judge; b. Robert Lee Carter. From the description of Papers, 1960-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149444 Biographical Note 1917, Mar. 11 Born,...

Williams, Eugene E.

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Biographical note: Minister and history buff; Rev. Eugene Ellis Williams was born in Ohio and lived in Phoenix for 27 years prior to his death in 1946. From the description of Biographies of Arizona territorial governors, ca. 1934-1934. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 635533062 ...

Evans, William A., 1923-1988

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Epithet: Lieutenant-General British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001188.0x000057 Epithet: of Add MS 14891 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x000162 ...

Thompson, Laurin A.

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Greenberg, Jack, 1924-....

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Lawyer. From the description of Oral history interview with Jack Greenberg, 1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309731484 ...

Freeman, Anne Hobson, 1934-

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Palmer, 1914-

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Associated with the Southern Council on Human Welfare. From the description of Oral history interview of Palmer Weber by Linda Reed [manuscript], November 13, 1983. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647920667 ...

Smith, J. Clay (John Clay), 1942-

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Stout, Juanita Kidd, 1919-1998

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Jurist; first African American female appointed or elected judge of a court of record or general jurisdiction in the U.S. From the description of Juanita Kidd Stout papers, 1873-1998 (bulk 1948-1997). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984364 Biographical Note 1919, Mar. 7 Born, Wewoka, Okla. 1939 Graduat...

Norrell, Robert J. (Robert Jefferson)

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Higginbotham, A. Leon (Aloyisus Leon), 1928-1998

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Aloysius Leon Higginbotham, Jr. (1928-1998) was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Aloysius Higginbotham, a factory worker, and Emma Lee Douglass Higginbotham, a maid. Young Higginbotham attended Ewing Park, a black segregated public elementary school, and integrated an all-white high school. As an adolescent, he worked as a hotel busboy, shoe store porter, and laborer. He excelled in school, demonstrating great skill in logic and language. A serious student, one summer he regularly rode his bicycl...

Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education

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Branton, Wiley Austin, 1923-1988

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Lawyer. From the description of Reminiscences of Wiley Austin Branton : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122376647 ...

Ferguson, George A.

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Harvin, C. Alex.

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