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Nathaniel R. Jones

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The Resume

    (May 12, 1926-January 26, 2020)
    Born in Youngstown, Ohio
    Middle name is Raphael
    General counsel for the NAACP
    Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (May 13, 1995–March 30, 2002)
    Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (October 5, 1979–May 13, 1995)
    Argued several cases before the U.S. Supreme Court

Why he might be annoying:

    He was arrested in South Africa for protesting Apartheid.
    He was a proponent of Affirmative Action.
    He was the losing attorney in two cases that restricted urban/suburban desegregation efforts.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the grandchild of slaves.
    He was the first African American to serve as Assistant Attorney General for his district.
    As a college student, he sued an Ohio restaurant that refused to serve him because he was black.
    He served with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II in a segregated unit.
    He assisted Nelson Mandela in drafting the South African constitution.
    He coordinated national efforts to end northern school segregation and stop racial discrimination against blacks in the military.
    He successfully coordinated the NAACP's defense on First Amendment grounds in the Mississippi Boycott case.
    He helped persuade Alabama officials, including Governor George Wallace, to pardon Clarence Norris, the last surviving member of the Scottsboro Boys (1976).
    He said: 'The key to prevailing as a minority in a segregated, oppressive society is to not let the prevailing stereotypes define who you are.'

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying