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Charles Hamilton Houston
- Male
- Washington, DC
- United States
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- Greatest Contribution to the Civil Rights Movement
- I played a significant role in demolishing the Jim Crow Laws. During the 1930's, after being an editor for the Harvard Law Review I became the vice- dean of Howard Law School. At Howard, I brought our country's most powerful African American litigators and teachers. Being a primarily white law school, them becoming professors would have most likely been denied. Some people say that Civil rights "was more or less invented under my leadership at Howard". Howard trained almost 25% of our country's African American law students. The school even trained civil rights activists like the notorious Thurgood Marshall. Marshall won the Brown v. Board of Education case and later became a Supreme Court Justice. http://www.charleshamiltonhouston.org/charles-hamilton-houston/
My Education
-I went to Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C.
-I began attending Amherst College in 1911. I was part of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. In 1915 I graduated as valedictorian.
-I returned to D.C. and taught English at Howard University from 1915 to 1917.
-I was a US officer in WWI and was sent to France.
- In 1919 I returned and began taking classes at Howard University. I earned my Bachelor of Laws degree in 1922 and my Doctor of Laws degree in 1923.
- I became the first African- American to be an editor of the Harvard Law Review.
- I began studying at the University of Madrid in 1924. Shortly after, I was selected to be in District of Columbia bar and began practicing law with my father.
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Posted on June 14, 2013 at 7:09am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I played a major role in deciding what legal strategy should be used in civil right cases. My work helped convince judges to rule for the NAACP. I set out to create a law school that trained African American lawyers dedicated to winning equal rights. I was responsible for inspiring dozens of lawyers to spend their careers working for civil rights. Altman, Susan, and Susan Altman. Extraordinary African- Americans. Canada: Children's Press, 2001. Print. (page…
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Posted on June 13, 2013 at 7:36pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I died of a heart attack on April 22,1950 at the age of 50. I had a heart condition and my doctors told me I should rest but I disagreed because I wanted to keep on fighting for civil rights. I said "I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8yiLq8GufI
I was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and so was Barack Obama.…
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Posted on June 13, 2013 at 6:55pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I was a lawyer that worked in Washington D.C. First, I was the first African American to work at the Harvard Law Review. After I was accepted into the District of Colombia bar and began practicing law with my father. I also began education Africa American students and teachers at Howard Law. Later I began working on famous Supreme Court cases such as University of Maryland v. Murray and Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada. These wins led to the Brown v. Board of Education which I…
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Posted on June 13, 2013 at 6:36pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
-I went to Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C.
-I began attending Amherst College in 1911. I was part of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. In 1915 I graduated as valedictorian.
-I returned to D.C. and taught English at Howard University from 1915 to 1917.
-I was a US officer in WWI and was sent to France.
- In 1919 I returned and began taking classes at Howard University. I earned my Bachelor of Laws degree in 1922 and my Doctor of Laws degree in 1923.
- I…
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Mr. Houston, you say, "Greatest Contribution to the Civil Rights Movement. I played a significant role in demolishing the Jim Crow Laws." but you don't say how. I would suggest that you read, http://www.charleshamiltonhouston.org/charles-hamilton-houston/ and give us more information.
During the 1930's, after being an editor for the Harvard Law Review I became the vice- dean of Howard Law School. At Howard, I brought our country's most powerful African American litigators and teachers. Being a primarily white law school, them becoming professors would have most likely been denied. Some people say that Civil rights "was more or less invented under my leadership at Howard". Howard trained almost 25% of our country's African American law students. The school even trained civil rights activists like the notorious Thurgood Marshall. Marshall won the Brown v. Board of Education case and later became a Supreme Court Justice. http://www.charleshamiltonhouston.org/charles-hamilton-houston/
Thank you Mr. Houston. Without your participation or the NAACP's help, I would not have been accepted into the University. If I had, it would have been a lot more difficult without your help. Thank you for your support.
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