Justice Richard T. Rives of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Rives, a native of Montgomery, Alabama, served as a federal judge from 1951 until his death in 1982. He was involved in a number of cases protecting the civil rights of African Americans.

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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Summary:Rives, a native of Montgomery, Alabama, served as a federal judge from 1951 until his death in 1982. He was involved in a number of cases protecting the civil rights of African Americans.