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Charles Hamilton Houston (September 3, 1895 – April 22, 1950) was an American lawyer. He was the dean of Howard University Law School and NAACP first special counsel. A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School , Houston played a significant role in dismantling Jim Crow laws , especially attacking segregation in schools and racial housing covenants.
Charles Hamilton Houston. Charles Hamilton Houston ( Washington D. C., 3 de septiembre de 1895 - 22 de abril de 1950) fue un abogado estadounidense que tuvo un importante papel en el desmantelamiento de las Leyes Jim Crow de segregación racial, particularmente en lo referido a escuelas.
18 de abr. de 2024 · Charles Hamilton Houston (born September 3, 1895, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died April 22, 1950, Washington, D.C.) was an American lawyer and educator instrumental in laying the legal groundwork that led to U.S. Supreme Court rulings outlawing racial segregation in public schools. Houston graduated as one of six valedictorians from Amherst ...
Sadly, Houston would not live to see segregation declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1954 in Brown v. Board of Education. He died in 1950 from a heart attack. Houston was posthumously awarded the NAACP Spingarn Medal in 1950 and the main building of the Howard University School of Law was named Charles Hamilton Houston Hall in 1958.
Hace 4 días · Charles Hamilton Houston. One of the most influential figures in African American life between the two world wars was Charles Hamilton Houston. A scholar and lawyer, he dedicated his life to freeing his people from the bonds of racism. Houston earned an undergraduate degree at Amherst College and a law degree at Harvard University.
Charles Hamilton Houston was an inspiring figure in American legal history, and a sometimes controversial one as well. Both sides of his legacy were examined in a lively lecture and Q&A discussion at Harvard Law School this week, to coincide with the 124th anniversary of his birth on September 3, 1895.
29 de may. de 2018 · Houston, Charles Hamilton 1895–1950. Charles Hamilton Houston was born on September 3, 1895, in Washington, D.C. He would go on to become one of the greatest lawyers in American history. Houston developed a systematic approach to the use of the courts to advance individual rights, and he trained a generation of lawyers to battle an entrenched ...
