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    Matthew J. Perry

    First African-American federal judge from the deep south, led the court case to integrate Clemson University, civil rights attorney,

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Matthew_JMatthew J. Perry - Wikipedia

    Matthew James Perry Jr. (August 3, 1921 – July 29, 2011) was an attorney and in 1979 appointed as the first African-American United States district judge in South Carolina, serving on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

  2. www.judges.org › news-and-info › judicial-heroesJudicial Heroes & Legends: December 2020 – Matthew J. Perry

    December 01, 2020. Matthew J. Perry (1921-2011) Matthew Perry was a successful civil rights attorney who became the first African-American from the Deep South appointed to the federal judiciary and the first African American to serve as a U.S. District Court judge in South Carolina.

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  4. www.scencyclopedia.org › perry-matthew-j-jrPerry, Matthew J., Jr. | South Carolina Encyclopedia

    Jun 20, 2016 · The following information is provided for citations. Title Perry, Matthew J., Jr. Coverage August 3, 1921–July 29, 2011. Author Richard Mark Gergel. Keywords Lawyer, jurist, civil rights activist, service in the United States Army (1943–1946), chief counsel of the South Carolina Conference of Branches of the National Association for the ...

  5. digital.tcl.sc.edu › digital › collectionInterview with The Honorable Matthew J. Perry, Jr.

    Perry, Matthew J., Jr. (1921-2011) Date. 1995-1996. Source. Oral History Project, South Carolina Political Collections, University of SOuth Carolina. Description. Columbia native Matthew Perry (1921-2011) chiefly discusses his life, legal career, and involvement in the civil rights movement in South Carolina.

    • Perry, Matthew J., Jr. (1921-2011)
    • 1995-1996
    • Perry, Matthew J., Jr. (1921-2011)

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  7. www.courthousenews.com › legendary-judge-matthewLegendary Judge Matthew Perry Dies, 89 - Courthouse News Service

    Aug 3, 2011 · CHARLESTON, S.C. (CN) - Matthew J. Perry Jr., South Carolina's first African-American federal judge, has died at 89. As a young attorney, Perry tried several cases that led to the integration of South Carolina beaches, parks, restaurants and public schools.

  8. www.loc.gov › item › 2015669123Matthew J. Perry oral history interview conducted by Joseph ...

    He discusses his start as a trial lawyer in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the famous civil rights cases he argued, joining the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and his admiration for the African American lawyers who mentored him. Names. Perry, Matthew J. (Matthew James), 1921-2011, interviewee. Mosnier, Joseph, interviewer.

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  10. hls.harvard.edu › bibliography › introductionIntroduction: Matthew J. Perry, a Lawyer with a Cause ...

    Abstract: Matthew J. Perry: The Man, His Times, and His Legacy chronicles the life and accomplishments of the attorney who led the struggle for desegregation in South Carolina, served as a primary legal advocate in the national civil rights movement, and became South Carolina’s first African American U.S. District Court judge.

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