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African American lawyers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Howard Jenkins, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M004
Abstract Howard Jenkins, Jr., (1915-2003) was a labor law attorney who was the first African-American appointed to the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), where he served from 1963-1983. He began his law career in Denver, Colorado and was Professor of Law at Howard University School of Law from 1946-1955. He also served as Special Assistant to the Solicitor of Labor, 1956-1959; Director of the Office of Regulations at the Bureau of Labor-Management Reports, 1959-1962; and Assistant...
Dates: 1935-1997; Majority of material found within 1963-1983