Political Rights in the Reagan Years: The State of the Record, 1984
Justice Margaret Burnham
Wednesday, 15 Feb 1984 at 12:00 pm – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
Margaret Burnham is at present the National Director of the National Conference of Black Lawyers. She received her BA degree in History from Tougaloo College in Mississippi and her LLB from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Ms. Burnham has been active in the civil rights movement, lecturing across the United States on racism, social justice, law and women's rights. She worked with the defense team for the Angela Davis trial in the early 1970's.Part of the National Affairs Series: How Close Have We Come?
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