Edith S. Sampson
(1898-1979)
African American lawyer and judge
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Edith Spurlock Sampson (October 13, 1901– October 8, 1979) was an American lawyer and judge, and the first Black U.S. delegate appointed to the United Nations on 24 August 1950. She conceded that Black people did not have equal rights in America but she said "I would rather be a Negro in America than a citizen in any other land".
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13 October 1898 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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8 October 1979 (aged 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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