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Raymond Pace Alexander

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Pennsylvania. By June, the school board agreed to allow students to be admitted to the two schools on a race-neutral basis, and the parents ended their boycott. The following year, the state passed a strengthened equal rights bill that covered all public accommodations, including schools, and allowed private lawyers to sue segregated businesses. It was introduced by state representative
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trial, four were acquitted and two convicted, with the jury recommending life imprisonment. Though not a complete victory, Alexander had demonstrated his skill as a lawyer and saved the lives of his clients, while managing to distance himself from the CRC and other communist groups, an important consideration in the
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Alexander continued to be active as a civil rights leader but clashed with younger activists over the methods best suited to achieving their goals. In 1962, for example, while Alexander urged increased black representation on the Philadelphia Council for Community Advancement, he disagreed with NAACP
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instead, making Hastie the first black federal appeals court judge in 1950. Canton suggests that Alexander's frequent party-switching and perceived disloyalty to the Democratic Party may have harmed his chances at a nomination. After his efforts at a seat on the federal bench failed, Alexander sought
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in 1951. After two terms on the city council, Alexander was appointed to a seat on the Court of Common Pleas and was re-elected to a ten-year term as a judge in 1959. He continued to work for racial equality throughout his time in the municipal government. Alexander assumed senior status at mandatory
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In Alexander's first year on the court, he was disturbed by the high number of black defendants he saw and sought to remedy the problem by creating an alternate probation system for first-time offenders called the "Spiritual Rehabilitation Program", with funding and logistical assistance coming from
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jobs to blacks. Nonetheless, he saw the Republicans as the best chance for African American advancement in the city and lobbied the party leaders to nominate a black lawyerβ€”preferably himβ€”for one of the judicial seats up for election in 1937. He found little support, and lost the primary election to
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in the South, and the judge agreed, quashing the extradition attempt. He also represented Corrine Sykes, a 23-year-old black maid who was charged with murdering her white employer. This time, Alexander was unsuccessful, as the jury disregarded his arguments that Sykes was mentally impaired and found
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In the 1951 re-trial, Alexander established that the police had manufactured evidence in order to secure a quick conviction and quiet public concerns about the crime wave then rippling through Trenton. The judge also ruled out the confessions, which were proved to have been coerced. After a lengthy
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closed its school and paid to send its students to Easttown (the Berwyn region included parts of both townships). Easttown converted its old (and smaller) school building into one "for the instruction of certain people", which in practice meant all black students in the district, segregating the
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Alexander's campaign for council stressed messages of merit selection for city workers as well as increasing the number of black employees. The promise of civil service reform gained the confidence of black voters, who had traditionally been left out of the Republican patronage system. In 1953,
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in North Philadelphia for six years, beginning when he was 16 years old. Later, looking back on his time at the Opera House, Alexander said that it had "opened a new world for me", and he credited that environment with giving him "some of the smoothness and culture which characterizes my later
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Alexander rose to national prominence in the black legal community after the Berwyn case, and he began to speak around the country at NBA events, serving as the organization's president from 1933 to 1935. In 1942, he represented Thomas Mattox, a black teenager, as Mattox fought extradition to
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As the boycott dragged on into 1934, groups organized protest marches in Philadelphia. Schnader, now running for governor, promised to find a solution. Alexander and others credited Schnader's newfound support for their campaign to his recognition of the growing influence of black voters in
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to weaken the civil service reforms of the new charter. Two years later, Alexander remained opposed, but the amendments' proponents found the required two-thirds vote in Council to make it on to the ballot for popular approval. A referendum on the subject failed in a vote that April.
506:. They had two daughters, Rae and Mary. He passed the Pennsylvania bar exam in 1923, becoming one of a few black lawyers in the state. Despite his credentials, Alexander had difficulty finding a job in Philadelphia after graduation. Ultimately, he took a position in the law office of 947:. In 2007, the University of Pennsylvania endowed the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professorship, devoted to the study of civil rights and race relations. Their daughters donated portraits of their parents to the law school to coincide with the announcement. 718:
After the election, Alexander joined many black Americans of the era in shifting his allegiance to the Democratic Party. By 1940, however, Alexander decided that the Democrats were no more likely than the Republicans to elect a black judge and, dissatisfied with the
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local churches and synagogues. The program received national attention for its innovative approach to crime but failed to gain much support outside of black churches. He also found himself dragged back into the political realm when Republicans demanded that a
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with an increased share of the vote, receiving 70% of the vote to Republican nominee William Lynch's 30%. On the city council, Alexander continued to press the cause of civil service reform. In 1954, he successfully opposed the efforts of fellow Democrats
395:, and was the son of the plantation owner. He migrated to Philadelphia with his brother, Samuel, in 1880. That same year, Raymond's mother, Virginia Pace, also migrated to Philadelphia with her brother, John Schollie Pace; they had been born slaves in 410:
called the area in which the Alexanders lived the "fair and comfortable" part of the neighborhood. Alexander's father and uncle were "riding masters" who gave horseback riding lessons to wealthy white people in Philadelphia and its suburbs along the
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and good government could lift his party from its perpetual minority status by attracting independent voters. After reformers passed a new city charter in 1951, Alexander won the Democratic primary to represent the 5th district on the
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Despite differences with Moore and others, Alexander continued to work toward his lifelong goal of racial equality. In 1969, he called for the city to hire more black employees, and in 1972 penned an article in
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and the party's lack of action on civil rights causes, he returned to the Republicans. Sadie Alexander had followed her husband's political shift to the Democrats and remained there, and in 1946 President
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to remedy the problem. Nevertheless, according to Canton, by the 1970s young blacks viewed Alexander and his generation of civil rights leaders as "out of touch and too dependent on the white elite".
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By the 1930s, Alexander's civil rights activity led him to become involved in local politics. At that time, Republicans dominated Philadelphia's political scene, and Alexander ran for a seat on the
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used his considerable political influence to ensure Alexander's appointment. On January 5, 1959, Alexander was sworn in, the first black judge to sit on the Court of Common Pleas, and in the
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granted the men a new trial but prohibited the CRC from representing any of the defendants because they found that the group had unfairly influenced jury pools through the news media.
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He soon rose to prominence in Philadelphia's black community. In 1924, he represented Louise Thomas, a black woman accused of murdering a black policeman. After she was convicted and
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Canton, David A. (Spring 2008). "A Dress Rehearsal for the Modern Civil Rights Movement: Raymond Pace Alexander and the Berwyn, Pennsylvania, School Desegregation Case, 1932–1935".
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Following Truman's election, Alexander lobbied to be appointed to a federal district court seat. Around the same time, he was rumored to be among the candidates for a seat on the
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for the congressional seat, as the 4th district was about 75% black, the Democratic organization wanted a black candidate to replace Chudoff, who was white. They settled on
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previously integrated schools. As a result, 212 African American students began to boycott the public schools. The families hired Alexander to press the issue in court.
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Alexander began his involvement in politics with unsuccessful runs for a judgeship on the Court of Common Pleas in 1933 and 1937. In 1949 he was considered by President
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in 1923, Alexander became one of the leading civil rights attorneys in Philadelphia. He gained prominence as a black lawyer willing to fight for equal rights in the
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movement as "a hazardous and meaningless catch-phrase which is as dangerous and divisive for the Negro as the white racism which we have opposed for so long".
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former congressman with a small office in the city. Shortly thereafter, he opened his own office with a focus on representing black people.
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Having reached the mandatory retirement age of 70, Alexander was forced to retire from the court at the end of 1969, but stayed on as a
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By the late 1940s, Alexander joined the ranks of a growing reform movement in the Philadelphia Democratic Party. The group was led by
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reported was due to ill health. He grew frustrated with the Republican party organization, which offered only the lowest-level city
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admit black students, or else lose its tax-exempt status. The case wended its way through the courts, led by civil rights activist
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and graduated in 1917, delivering a speech "The Future of the American Negro", at the commencement ceremony. He enrolled at the
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for refusing him entry on account of his race, a violation of New York's equal rights law. As he was not yet admitted to the
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appointed Alexander to be a judge on the Court of Common Pleas No. 4, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of
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Alexander graduated from Harvard Law in 1923. That same year, he married his former Penn classmate
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be convened to investigate Democratic corruption in City Hall; Alexander rejected their petition.
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The family, like most of the city's black population, lived in the Seventh Ward in what is called
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where he was accused of assaulting a white man. Alexander argued that Mattox would not receive a
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segregation system in place there. His father, Hillard Boone Alexander, was born a slave in
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retirement age in 1969 and died in 1974. His legacy is honored by a professorship at the
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Murray, Florence (December 1945). "The Negro and Civil Liberties during World War II".
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Raymond Pace Alexander: A New Negro Lawyer Fights for Civil Rights in Philadelphia
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Alexander introduced a resolution in council demanding that the then all-white
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and represented black defendants in other high-profile cases, including the
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First African American appointed to the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas
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as a Republican in 1933, but withdrew before the election, a decision the
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The Art of Government: Reform and Organization Politics in Philadelphia
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induced confessions from five of the six, and all were convicted by an
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and in 1927 became the first black woman to earn a law degree from the
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stand where he worked six days per week. Alexander also worked at the
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a foreign service appointment, expressing a particular desire to be
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on a merit scholarship and became the first black graduate of the
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University of Pennsylvania University Archives and Records Center
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Representing the Race: The Creation of the Civil Rights Lawyer
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List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Pennsylvania
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society History Quarterly
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In 1948, Alexander became involved with the case of the
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Leong, Jeanne; Teitelbaum, Larry (February 16, 2007).
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lawyers, fearing association with the far-left group.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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Alexander family papers, 1817–2005 (bulk 1925–1983)
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Meanwhile, he spoke out against 2048: 2331:Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 2324:Kranzel, Isador; Klinek, Eric (October 2009). 331:, a group of black men arrested for murder in 324: 1879: 8: 2146:Jersey Justice: The Story of the Trenton Six 869:, he won a full ten-year term on the court. 545:In 1932, Alexander became involved with the 557:built a new elementary school, neighboring 715:, with an all-white ticket again in 1937. 299:leader, lawyer, politician, and the first 63:January 7, 1952 β€“ January 5, 1959 31: 20: 2795:20th-century African-American politicians 2760:Central High School (Philadelphia) alumni 2573:"R. Alexander Dies, Fighter For His Race" 2379: 1606: 655:, at the request of their chief counsel, 623:were denied, Sykes was executed in 1946. 476:Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad 2745:African-American history in Philadelphia 2522:"Voters Beat Proposal To Rip Up Charter" 1930: 1828: 1816: 1102: 653:NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund 601:, a black Republican from Philadelphia. 379:Alexander was born into a working-class 371:Alexander graduated from Philadelphia's 105:January 5, 1959 β€“ November 1974 2695:Raymond Pace Alexander material in the 2486:Miller, Joseph H. (February 18, 1954). 1756: 1708: 1505: 1330: 1216: 1153: 972: 2537:Miller, Joseph H. 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Mossell was the granddaughter of 621:Supreme Court of the United States 553:, a suburb of Philadelphia. After 305:Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas 92:Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas 14: 2785:Philadelphia City Council members 2740:20th-century American politicians 2554:Miller, Joseph H. (May 9, 1969). 2539:"Dilworth Re-Elected; Eagen Wins" 2520:Schraga, Saul (April 25, 1956b). 619:her guilty. After appeals to the 2800:African-American men in politics 2637:"Interview with Sadie Alexander" 2579:. pp. 1-A, 2-A – via 2340:University of Pennsylvania Press 957:List of African-American jurists 164:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 2633:Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell 2608:Avery, Ron (October 23, 1996). 2571:Mann, Jim (November 25, 1974). 2368:The Journal of American History 2299:Fleming, James (October 1940). 319:in 1920. After graduation from 210: 2448:"The School Segregation Fight" 2397:Maule, Bradley (May 8, 2014). 905:Philadelphia Police Department 783:general election that November 549:to desegregate the schools in 1: 2765:American civil rights lawyers 2599:. pp. 3, 10 – via 2511:. pp. 1, 11 – via 2245:. Spring 2007. Archived from 2189:The Challenge of Urban Reform 836:U.S. House of Representatives 680:Seeking a judicial nomination 675:Political and judicial career 462:in 1920. He then enrolled at 2735:20th-century American judges 2675:. University of Pennsylvania 2545:. pp. 1, 3 – via 2528:. pp. 1, 4 – via 2125:Freedman, Robert L. (1963). 840:the ensuing special election 647:(CRC), the legal arm of the 643:and sentenced to death. The 393:Mecklenburg County, Virginia 2049:Leong & Teitelbaum 2007 739:, but the position went to 661:Supreme Court of New Jersey 579:International Labor Defense 565:With the assistance of the 2816: 2593:"A Dedicated Fighter Dies" 2144:Knepper, Cathy D. 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Philadelphia City Council
Thomas McIntosh
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas
John Morgan Davis
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Democratic
Republican
Sadie Tanner Mossell
University of Pennsylvania
BS
Columbia University
Harvard University
LLB
civil rights
African American
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas
Philadelphia
black
Wharton School of Business
Harvard Law School
Berwyn desegregation case
Trenton Six
Trenton, New Jersey
Harry S. Truman
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
won a seat
Philadelphia City Council
University of Pennsylvania
A nineteenth-century high school building

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