James Nabrit
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James Nabrit III is an African American
civil rights attorney who won several important decisions before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Nabrit III was born in Texas to James Nabrit, Jr.
, a prominent civil rights attorney, law professor and later President of Howard University. James Nabrit III graduated from Bates College
in Lewiston, Maine
in 1952 and Yale Law School
in 1955. Nabrit began his career with the law firm of Reeves, Robinson & Duncan, served two years in the Army and then spent 30 years (1959–89) as an attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
, Inc. He argued many important civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and various U.S. Court of Appeals, including Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Bd. of Ed. in 1972 <402 U.S 1> and Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham
in 1969.
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
civil rights attorney who won several important decisions before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Nabrit III was born in Texas to James Nabrit, Jr.
James Nabrit, Jr.
James Madison Nabrit, Jr. was a prominent civil rights attorney who won several important arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, served as president of Howard University from 1960 to 1965 and late 1966 to 1969 and was the father of James Nabrit, III who is also a civil rights attorney.James...
, a prominent civil rights attorney, law professor and later President of Howard University. James Nabrit III graduated from Bates College
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
in Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
in 1952 and Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
in 1955. Nabrit began his career with the law firm of Reeves, Robinson & Duncan, served two years in the Army and then spent 30 years (1959–89) as an attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is a leading United States civil rights organization and law firm based in New York City....
, Inc. He argued many important civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and various U.S. Court of Appeals, including Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Bd. of Ed. in 1972 <402 U.S 1> and Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham
Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham
Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham, 394 U.S. 147 , was a United States Supreme Court case. The Petitioner was Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth an African American minister who helped lead 52 African Americans in an orderly civil rights march in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963...
in 1969.