Elaine Jones | |
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President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund | |
In office 1993–2004 | |
Preceded by | Julius L. Chambers |
Succeeded by | Ted Shaw |
Personal details | |
Born | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | March 2, 1944
Education | Howard University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Elaine R. Jones (born March 2, 1944) is an American civil rights attorney and activist. She joined the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) in 1970 and in 1993 became the organization's first female director-counsel and president.