Oliver W. Hill (1907–2007) - Encyclopedia Virginia
WEBFeb 13, 2023 · Oliver W. Hill was an African American attorney and civil rights activist. As the lead attorney for the Virginia State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Hill and his colleagues filed more legal challenges to segregation than any other lawyers in …
Oliver Hill | Biography, Civil Rights, Brown v. Board of Education ...
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Oliver Hill was an African American attorney and prominent civil rights activist, best known for his outspoken advocacy of desegregation in public schools and his role in bringing to the U.S. Supreme Court the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), in which the Court ruled.
Oliver Hill (attorney) - Wikipedia
WEBOliver White Hill Sr. (May 1, 1907 – August 5, 2007) was an American civil rights attorney from Richmond, Virginia. [1] His work against racial discrimination helped end the doctrine of "separate but equal."
Oliver Hill (architect) - Wikipedia
WEBOliver Falvey Hill (15 June 1887 – 29 April 1968) [1] was a British architect, landscape architect, and garden designer. Starting as a follower of Edwin Lutyens, in the 1920s he gained a reputation as a designer of country houses.
Oliver W. Hill's Biography - The HistoryMakers
WEBNov 17, 2003 · Oliver W. Hill. Biography. Born Oliver White in Richmond, Virginia, on May 1, 1907, Oliver Hill’s legal career helped end the doctrine of “separate but equal.” Hill’s father left the family when he was still a baby, and when his mother remarried, he took on her new last name.
Who was Oliver Hill? - Virginia Museum of History & Culture
WEBOliver W. Hill, Sr., died at his home in Richmond on August 7, 2007. He was 100 years old and had lived long enough to be recognized for his many contributions to civil rights. In 1999, Bill Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Beyond Brown : Pursuing the Promise . Long Road to Brown
WEBOliver Hill's sharp legal mind helped shred the segregation-era doctrine of “separate but equal.”. He is best known for his role in Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court ...
Oliver W. Hill, 100, Civil Rights Lawyer, Is Dead - The New York Times
WEBAug 6, 2007 · RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 5 (AP) — Oliver W. Hill, a civil rights lawyer who was at the forefront of the legal effort that desegregated public schools, died Sunday at his home here. He was 100. Mr....
Oliver Hill, Pillar of Civil Rights, Dies - NPR
WEBAug 7, 2007 · Attorney Oliver Hill was one of a handful of pioneering legal eagles who risked his career and his life to challenge American justice in the days of segregation.
Oliver W. Hill - U.S. National Park Service
WEBOliver W. Hill. Courtesy photo from Richmond News-Leader. Quick Facts. Significance: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient; Assigned to Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County case. Place of Birth: Richmond, VA. Date of Birth: May 1, 1907. Place of Death: Richmond, VA. Date of Death: August 5, …