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Clemon, U. W., 1943-

Biography:

"U. W. Clemon (1943- ), Alabama's first black federal judge, also served as chief judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Long before his notable career on the federal bench, however, Clemon had distinguished himself as a student, a civil rights activist, a lawyer, a state senator, and a civic and church leader." ("U. W. Clemon" Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved August 28, 2008. http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/.)

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Archival Collections and Reference Resources

• Encyclopedia of Alabama (Encyclopedia of Alabama)
  • U. W. Clemon (Articles)
• Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement (Documenting the American South (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill))
  • Oral history interview with U. W. Clemon, July 17, 1974 (Transcripts)