Charles Houston | |
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 Houston in 1939 | |
| Born | Charles Hamilton Houston September 3, 1895 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 1950 (aged 54) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Lincoln Memorial Cemetery |
| Education | Amherst College (BA) Harvard University (LLB, LLM, SJD) |
Charles Hamilton Houston (September 3, 1895 – April 22, 1950)[1] 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. He earned the title "The Man Who Killed Jim Crow".[2]
Houston is also well known for having trained and mentored a generation of black attorneys, including Thurgood Marshall, future founder and director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the first Black Supreme Court Justice.[3] He recruited young lawyers to work on the NAACP's litigation campaigns, building connections between Howard's and Harvard's university law schools.
- ^ NAACP History: Charles Hamilton Houston Archived August 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, NAACP.org. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ^ "The Man Who Killed Jim Crow: Charles Hamilton Houston - Skilled litigator and legal educator launches the assault on segregation". America.gov. October 20, 2012. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ^ "Charles Houston Bar Association Awards" Archived May 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Price and Associates. Retrieved February 23, 2011.