Citation Information
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Title
Perry, Matthew J., Jr.
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Coverage
August 3, 1921–July 29, 2011
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Author
Richard Mark Gergel
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Keywords
Lawyer, jurist, civil rights activist, service in the United States Army (1943–1946), chief counsel of the South Carolina Conference of Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), trial lawyer for some of the most significant U.S. Supreme Court cases of the modern civil rights era, including Edwards v. South Carolina, which established broad legal protections for civil rights marchers, and Newman v. Piggy Park Enterprises, judge on the United States Military Court of Appeals
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Website Name
South Carolina Encyclopedia
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Publisher
University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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URL
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/perry-matthew-j-jr/view/images
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Access Date
April 16, 2024
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Original Published Date
June 20, 2016
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Date of Last Update
August 22, 2022
