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1924 - 2016

Jack Greenberg

American attorney and legal scholar. Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund from 1961 to 1984.

Involved in numerous high-profile cases, including Brown v. Board of Education, which ended segregation in public schools.

Fun Fact:

Greenberg argued a total of 40 civil rights cases before the US Supreme Court, winning almost all of them.

The most notable was Brown v. Board of Education, in which he argued as co-counsel with Thurgood Marshall.

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Sources:

Jack Greenberg - Wikipedia

"Jack Greenberg - In Memoriam" - Columbia Law School

"LDF Director-Counsels - Jack Greenberg" - NAACPLDF.org