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For nearly thirty years Paula Boggs distinguished herself in the practice of law first as an attorney in the Army General Counsel’s, then as a White House lawyer, later as a federal prosecutor, and finally … Read More
1963 was a landmark year in the struggle for civil rights in America. The killing of Medgar Evers and the 16th Street Church bombing served as stark reminders of the racial hatred that plagued the nation. The Birmingham Campaign and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom were illustrations of the collective power of committed individuals to confront injustice. And one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in our history, Gideon v. Wainwright. Read More
Nelson Mandela the first black president of South Africa, and a global icon for freedom and equality has died at age 95.
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Yale University and Duke Law School alum, Rawn James Jr. discusses his new book on NPR’s Fresh Air. Listen here. In his new book, The Double V: How Wars, Protest and Harry Truman Desegregated America’s Military, … Read More
Lawrence Guyot a respected civil rights leader and original member of SNCC {the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee} has died at the age of 73. Read More
Civil Rights Attorney & Law Professor Sherrilyn Ifill Named President and Director-Counsel of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Read More