
Civil Rights Queen
Strict Scrutiny
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The First Woman Lawyer at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund
She was hired by Thurgood Marshall in 1945 while she's still a law student. She stays at the ink fun for 20 years under the tutelage of Marshall and becomes this fabulous litigator. Her trial work like the most incredible to hear described in the book so can you talk a little bit about her time at the NAACP? "It's a tremendous story a testament to her talent to her grit and grit because it's not easy for her"
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