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Chambers
Jared Castillo
Period 3
Who?
● Julius LeVonne Chambers was an African American lawyer, civil rights leader,
and an educator
● He was born in October 8th, 1936 and
● He died on August 2nd, 2013 at the age of 76
● Was a professor for many high ranking Universities
Early Life
● Chambers was raised during the Jim Crow era
● Born in rural Mount Gilead, North Carolina
● After graduating from high school in 1954, he entered North Carolina Central
University, where he graduated summa cum laude
What Inspired Julius
As a child, Chambers saw firsthand the effects of discrimination when his father’s
auto repair business became a target of racial injustice in 1948. Multiple white
customers refused to pay his father, who couldn’t afford a lawyer to file suit
against the man. Chambers said that experience influenced him to pursue a career
in law in order to help end segregation and racial discrimination.
Education
● He enrolled at North Carolina Central University.
● He earned a graduate degree in history from the University of Michigan.
● In 1959, Chambers entered law school at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Professions
● Chambers became the first intern with the new NAACP Legal Defense and
Education Fund (LDF) in 1963
● In June 1964, Chambers began a solo law practice in Charlotte, North
Carolina. This firm eventually became the first integrated firm in North
Carolina history.
● In 1993, he left New York (and his position with the LDF) to return to North
Carolina in order to become the chancellor of North Carolina Central
University
As an Educator
Chambers also served as lecturer or adjunct professor at a number of law
schools, including: