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Raymond Pace Alexander

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American civil rights leader (1898-1974)

United StatesLived 1898 to 1974 · aged 76
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Raymond Pace Alexander was an American civil rights leader, lawyer, politician, and the first African American judge appointed to the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he became the first black graduate of the Wharton School of Business in 1920.

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Alexander graduated from Philadelphia's Central High School in 1917Alexander graduated from Philadelphia's Central High School in 1917Alexander as a college student in 1920Alexander as a college student in 1920Present-day site of Alexander's law office (now a Target)Present-day site of Alexander's law office (now a Target)

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Raymond Pace Alexander was an American civil rights leader, lawyer, politician, and the first African American judge appointed to the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he became the first black graduate of the Wharton School of Business in 1920. After graduation from Harvard Law School in 1923, Alexander became one of the leading civil rights attorneys in Philadelphia. He gained prominence as a black lawyer willing to fight for equal rights in the Berwyn desegregation case and represented black defendants in other high-profile cases, including the Trenton Six, a group of black men arrested for murder in Trenton, New Jersey.

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Lived 1898 to 1974 · aged 76
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