desegregation

What do school desegregation, Major League Baseball, and Disney World have in common?

After winning the Boston school desegregation case in 1974, law professor Roger Abrams went on to become the dean of three law schools, the official arbitrator for Major League Baseball and Disney World, and the author of nine books. He retires this year after 19 years at Northeastern.
- by Bill Ibelle July 10, 2018
‘A true renaissance man’: Northeastern to honor law professor Michael Meltsner

Michael Meltsner, a national leader in the fight for civil rights and the abolition of the death penalty, has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court six times and paved the way for desegregation in the Jim Crow South. The School of Law will host a two-part panel discussion to honor his work on Friday in Dockser Hall.
- by Jason Kornwitz October 26, 2017

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