Charles Hamilton Houston
1895 - 1950
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Biography
Charles Hamilton Houston was a prominent African American lawyer and civil rights activist. Known as 'The Man Who Killed Jim Crow,' Houston played a pivotal role in dismantling segregation and paving the way for the Brown v. Board of Education decision. He dedicated his legal career to fighting racial injustice through strategic litigation and played a key role in training a generation of civil rights lawyers. Houston's work laid the foundation for the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Famous Quotes (5)
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A lawyer's either a social engineer or... a parasite on society.
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Don't wait for the storm to pass, dance in the rain.
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Never give up, never give in, never become hostile... hate and bitterness can never cure the disease of fear, only love can do that.
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What are we going to do with the knowledge we now have?
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It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.