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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 ...
- September 3, 1895, Washington, D.C., U.S.
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- Lawyer
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.
- 22 de abril de 1950 (54 años), Washington D. C. (Estados Unidos)
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- Estadounidense
Harvard Law School named a professorship after him and in 2005, opened the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice. Meet other heroes who advanced racial justice. Join the fight. The first general counsel of NAACP, Charles Hamilton Houston was known as the “The Man Who Killed Jim Crow.”
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hace 1 día · 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.
A brilliant lawyer, educator, and mentor to future luminaries like Thurgood Marshall, Houston had a hand in nearly every civil rights case put before the Supreme Court from 1930 to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954.
Charles Hamilton Houston ’1922 S.J.D. ’1923 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.
