U. W. Clemon at his swearing-in ceremony as a federal judge in Courtroom 1 at the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.
When President Jimmy Carter appointed him in 1980, Clemon became the first Black federal judge to serve in Alabama. In 1974, Clemon and J. Richmond Pearson had been the first African Americans elected to the Alabama Senate since Reconstruction.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Media Group Collection |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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Photographs U. W. Clemon at his swearing-in ceremony as a federal judge in Courtroom 1 at the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama. Bruchac, Edouard |
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Photographs Clemon, U. W.; African Americans; Courthouses; Courtrooms; Government facilities; Judges; Politics & government; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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When President Jimmy Carter appointed him in 1980, Clemon became the first Black federal judge to serve in Alabama. In 1974, Clemon and J. Richmond Pearson had been the first African Americans elected to the Alabama Senate since Reconstruction. |
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BN0045331_01BN0045331U. W. Clemon at his swearing-in ceremony as a federal judge in Courtroom 1 at the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.When President Jimmy Carter appointed him in 1980, Clemon became the first Black federal judge to serve in Alabama. In 1974, Clemon and J. Richmond Pearson had been the first African Americans elected to the Alabama Senate since Reconstruction.1980-07-031980-1989Bruchac, EdouardBirmingham News80-04300Clemon, U. W.; African Americans; Courthouses; Courtrooms; Government facilities; Judges; Politics & government; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/121855 |
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U. W. Clemon at his swearing-in ceremony as a federal judge in Courtroom 1 at the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama. |
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U. W. Clemon at his swearing-in ceremony as a federal judge in Courtroom 1 at the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama. |
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Bruchac, Edouard |
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Bruchac, Edouard |
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