Derrick Bell
Law professor, Author
1930 – 2011
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Who was Derrick Bell?
Derrick Albert Bell, Jr. was the first tenured African-American Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and is largely credited as one of the originators of critical race theory. He was a Visiting Professor at New York University School of Law from 1991 until his death. He was also a former Dean of the University of Oregon School of Law.
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- Born
- Nov 6, 1930
Hill District - Also known as
- Derrick A. Bell, Jr.
- Spouses
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Duquesne University
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- University of Pittsburgh
- Employment
- New York University School of Law
- New York University
- Lived in
- Pittsburgh
- Died
- Oct 5, 2011
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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