Derrick Bell

Derrick Bell

Derrick Albert Bell, Jr. (November 6, 1930 – October 5, 2011) was the first tenured African-American Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and is largely credited as one of the originators of critical race theory. He was a Visiting Professor at New York University School of Law from 1991 until his death. He was also a former Dean of the University of Oregon School of Law.

Read more about Derrick Bell:  Education and Early Career, Scholarship, Science Fiction, Death, Selected Bibliography

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