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Judge Earl Ben Gilliam Papers : Box 19, Virtual Folder 07 : Gilliam Bar 30th Association

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Identifier: ms-0494_019.007

Summary Note

Video tributes the 30th anniversary of Earl Ben Gilliam Bar Association. It documents the era of one of the first African American lawyers association in San Diego. Various judges such as Naopleon Jones Junior and Keith Burth discuss the history of the organization and the positive impact it took for the the San Diego community. General Counsel, Bea W. Kemp, describes how African American lawyers wanted to form an organization that would focus on helping and educating the African American communities. Members of the bar association also mentioned how attorney then president Danniel Webber decided for the name to be changed to Earl Ben Gilliam Bar Association. In recognition that Gilliam was the first African-American to become Municipal then Superior court judge for the county of San Diego. The PDF linked above is best viewed in Adobe Reader. To download Adobe Reader, click here.

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