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Oliver Hill

Oliver White Hill Sr.

Oliver Hill, a civil-rights lawyer whose work fed into Brown v. Board of Education, was born in Richmond, Virginia.

Profession
Civil rights attorney
From
Richmond, Virginia
Born
May 1, 1907
Years active
1933–1998

Early life

Born in Richmond in 1907, Hill graduated second in his Howard University law class, behind Thurgood Marshall.

Career

He litigated landmark school-desegregation cases in Virginia, including Davis v. County School Board, which became part of the Brown v. Board decision.

Major achievements

He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999 for his civil-rights work.

Legacy

Hill is remembered as one of the architects of the legal end of school segregation.

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