Alexander, Raymond Pace, 1898-1974
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Name (Latin)
Alexander, Raymond Pace, 1898-1974
Date of birth
1898-10-19
Date of death
1974-11-23
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Judges
Lawyers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed November 1, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Alexander, Raymond Pace; lawyer, foreign service officer, jurist/judge, municipal government official; born 13 October 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; received BS degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania; attended Harvard Law School; passed the Pennsylvania bar exam (1923); campaigned to become the first black judge in Philadelphia (1933-1937); switched parties three times (1933-1948); was instrumental in Democratic Reform Movement in Philadelphia (1951); elected to the city council and served for eight years (1951); appointed to the Court of Common Pleas judge position and became the second black judge in Philadelphia (1959); created the Spiritual Rehabilitation Program (SRP) to stop juvenile delinquency; organized the Community Legal Services (CLS) to provide legal representation to poor people (1962); died 23 November 1974 in United States)
- NAACP. Philadelphia Branch. Records(Raymond Pace Alexander; Philadelphia Common Please Court judge, City Councilman, and civil rights leader; m. Sadie Tanner Mossell; B.S. 1920 Univ. of Pa.; LL.B. 1923 Harvard Univ.)
- PU-Ar files(Raymond Pace Alexander; b. 10/13/1898; d. 11/23/1974; m. Sadie Tanner Mossell 1923; B.S. 1920 Univ. of Pa.; LL.B. 1923 Harvard Univ.)