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Kimberlé Crenshaw

Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law & Columbia Law School

Achievements

• Developed the critical legal theory of intersectionality
• Co-founded the African American Policy Forum

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Sherrilyn Ifill

Former President and Director-Counsel at NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Achievements

• Led groundbreaking civil rights litigation at the NAACP LDF
• Key advocate in contemporary voting rights battles

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Thurgood Marshall

Associate Justice (Former) at Supreme Court of the United States

Achievements

• First African American Supreme Court Justice
• Won 29 of 32 cases argued before the Supreme Court

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Charlotte E. Ray

First Female African American Lawyer at Private Practice

Achievements

• First African American female lawyer in the United States
• First female admitted to the District of Columbia Bar

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Bryan A. Stevenson

Founder and Executive Director at Equal Justice Initiative

Achievements

• Won multiple cases in the United States Supreme Court
• Created the National Memorial for Peace and Justice

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