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Earl B. Dickerson

1891–1986

United States

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Earl Burrus Dickerson (June 22, 1891 – September 1, 1986) was an American attorney, activist, military officer and businessman who successfully argued before the United States Supreme Court in Hansberry v. Lee, and was a member of the Chicago City Council and acting chairman of the federal Fair Employment Practice Committee.

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