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Film, Video Charles Hamilton Houston & World War I

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  • Charles Hamilton Houston & World War I

Summary

  • Before Charles Hamilton Houston became the chief attorney for the NAACP and a mentor to Thurgood Marshall, he was a young officer serving in a segregated military during the First World War. Curator Ryan Reft discusses Houston's wartime experiences and their influence on his later work.

Event Date

  • December 12, 2017

Running Time

  • 31 minutes 35 seconds

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  • video
  • image
  • online text

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