Thomas, Lawson E.
1898-1989 · Contribution: 1950
Law & Civil Rights
First African American judge in the American South since Reconstruction
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1898-1989
- Category
- Law & Civil Rights
Impact on the world
Thomas's appointment returned a Black jurist to the Southern bench for the first time in generations, a milestone in the region's slow judicial integration.
Sources
- St. Thomas Law Review
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