by Otis Alexander | May 23, 2022 | African American History, People
Law professor and legal activist Henry W. “Hank” McGee, Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 31, 1932, to Henry W. McGee, Sr., from Hillsboro, Texas, the first African American Postmaster appointed by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Attye Belle...
by Deborah Hogue | Nov 5, 2020 | African American History, People
Law professor and federal government official Christopher F. Edley Jr. was born on January 13, 1953, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Christopher Edley Sr. and Zaida Coles. Edley attended Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where he studied math and economics. After...
by Tori Davis | Sep 20, 2020 | African American History, People
The Honorable Nathaniel Raphael Jones was an African American attorney, judge, and law professor. His indelible contributions and steadfast commitment to equality for all under the law’s eyes have since resulted in tremendous progress for persons of color in the...
by NielsenEuellA. | Nov 30, 2016 | African American History, People
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Velvalea “Vel” Phillips was a civil rights pioneer in Wisconsin. She was the first African American and the first woman to serve as an elected official and as a judge in the state. Phillips was born one of three...
by MeakinKate | Jun 19, 2011 | African American History, People
George Edward Chalmer Hayes, one of the 1954 Brown Decision attorneys, was born on July 1, 1894, in Richmond, Virginia. His father, attorney James H. Hayes, encouraged George to pursue both law and Republican politics. He earned his undergraduate degree at Brown...
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