The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Clipping on the back reads, "The road to the bench twisted and turned during his youth, but after Lionel Wilson had begun practicing law, it was only 10 years before he became Oakland's first black municipal judge." Photo shows Wilson in his judge's robes sitting behind a desk with his name in a placard. Hanging behind him is a huge American flag.
Concepts:
judge; flag
Persons:
Lionel J. Wilson
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