List of Zeta Phi Beta Sisters - Civil Rights

Civil Rights

Name Original Chapter Notability Reference
Autherine Lucy Foster Plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case styled Lucy v. Adams which prevented the University of Alabama from denying admission solely based on race or color.
Violette Anderson First woman of color to practice law before the US Supreme court

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