Few Americans of any stripe fought harder,
longer, or more successfully for civil rights progress than Nathaniel R. Jones.
After his appointment by President Carter, Judge Jones served for 23 years on
the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. Prior thereto, Jones’
distinguished career brought him to Cleveland as the first African American to
serve as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
Later he served a decade as NAACP General Counsel [1969-1079]. He also taught
at Harvard Law School and has been a pioneer for civil and human rights both at
home and abroad.
Jones is the featured and honored guest at a
continuing legal education workshop this afternoon from 3pm-5:30pm. The event
is co-sponsored by The Cleveland Branch NAACP along with Cleveland State
University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Admission is $35, which
includes a copy of his recently published memoir, Answering the Call. The book is an incredibly rich, frank and
intimate account of his years in the civil rights struggle, beginning with his
years growing up in Youngstown.
Cleveland NAACP president Michael Nelson will
moderate the program, which will also include attorneys James Hardiman and
Cheryl Mabry Thomas, director of the US Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission. For more information, call the NAACP office, 216.231.6260.
