Belford Lawson, Jr.
Lawyer, Deceased Person
1901 – 1985
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Who was Belford Lawson, Jr.?
Belford Vance Lawson, Jr. was an American attorney and civil rights activist who made at least eight appearances before the U.S. Supreme Court. He was the first African-American man to win a case before the Supreme Court and the first African-American president of the Young Men's Christian Association.
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- Born
- Jul 9, 1901
Roanoke - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Howard University
- Yale University
- University of Michigan
- Yale Law School
- Lived in
- Virginia
- Died
- Feb 26, 1985
Washington, D.C.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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