NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Mourns the Passing of Judge Nathaniel R. Jones
February 04, 2020
February 04, 2020
NEW YORK, Feb. 4 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release:
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) mourns the passing of Judge Nathaniel R. Jones, who died on January 26, 2020 at the age of 93. A dedicated lawyer who helped lead the charge against northern school segregation as General Counsel of the NAACP (an entirely separate entity from LDF since 1957), he was later appointed to the federal judiciary, where he served for m . . .
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) mourns the passing of Judge Nathaniel R. Jones, who died on January 26, 2020 at the age of 93. A dedicated lawyer who helped lead the charge against northern school segregation as General Counsel of the NAACP (an entirely separate entity from LDF since 1957), he was later appointed to the federal judiciary, where he served for m . . .