Derrick Bell: Changing the Odds for Others
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Throughout his storied career as a lawyer, law professor, and legal scholar until his death last October at age 80, Derrick Bell was well-known for his willingness to stand up and speak out about the injustices he saw around him, even when it cost him his own positions.
Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.20.2012