September 3, 1895 Charles Hamilton Houston, former Dean of Howard University Law School and NACCP Litigation Director, was born in Washington, D. C. Houston graduated from Amherst College in 1915, where he was valedictorian. In 1917, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served in Europe during World War I until 1919. He earned […]
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Charles Hamilton Houston – September 3rd in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on September 3, 2010 in African American History, Author, Civil Rights, Law, Military, September
Tags: Amherst College, Spingarn Medal
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