1930 - 2008
J.L. Chestnut American Activist
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First Name |
J.L.
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Last Name |
Chestnut
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Birthday |
16th December, 1930
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Birthplace |
Selma, Alabama
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Died |
30th September, 2008
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Place of Death |
Birmingham, Alabama
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Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Author, attorney, civil rights activist
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Occupation |
Activist
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J. L. Chestnut, Jr. (December 16, 1930 – September 30, 2008) was an author, attorney, and a figure in the Civil Rights Movement. He was the first African-American attorney in Selma, Alabama, and the author of the autobiographical book, Black in Selma: The Uncommon Life of J.L. Chestnut, Jr. , which chronicles the history of the Selma Voting Rights Movement, including the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches and Bloody Sunday.