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The Life of Elreta Melton Alexander

Autor Virginia L Summey
en Limba Engleză Paperback – mai 2022
This book explores the life and contributions of groundbreaking attorney, Elreta Melton Alexander Ralston (1919-98). In 1945 Alexander became the first African American woman to graduate from Columbia Law School. In 1947 she was the first
African American woman to practice law in the state of North Carolina, and in 1968 she became the first African American woman to become an elected district court judge. Despite her accomplishments, Alexander is little known to scholars outside of her hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina. Her life and career deserve recognition, however, not just because of her impressive lists of "firsts," but also owing to her accomplishments during the civil rights movement in the U.S. South.
While Alexander did not actively participate in civil rights marches and demonstrations, she used her professional achievements and middle-class status to advocate for individuals who lacked a voice in the southern legal system. Virginia L. Summey argues that Alexander was integral to the civil rights movement in North Carolina as she, and women like her, worked to change discriminatory laws while opening professional doors for other minority women. Using her professional status, Alexander combatted segregation by demonstrating that Black women were worthy and capable of achieving careers alongside white men, thereby creating environments in which other African Americans could succeed. Her legal expertise and ability to reach across racial boundaries made her an important figure in Greensboro history.
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ISBN-13: 9780820361932
ISBN-10: 0820361933
Pagini: 210
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: University of Georgia Press

Notă biografică

VIRGINIA L. SUMMEY is an historian and faculty fellow in the Lloyd International Honors College at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her writing has appeared in the North Carolina Historical Review and the Washington Post. She lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Explores the life of groundbreaking attorney, Elreta Melton Alexander Ralston. In 1945 Alexander became the first African American woman to graduate from Columbia Law School; in 1947 the first African American woman to practice law in North Carolina; and in 1968 the first African American woman to become an elected district court judge.