Early Life and Education
Born in Carbon Hill, Alabama, Perry was the son of a coal miner. He worked on local farms and in area coal mines before joining the U.S. Navy and serving in Europe during World War I. After the war, he returned home to finish high school. Perry then earned a bachelor's degree Phi Beta Kappa in 1923 from the University of Alabama and a master's degree from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration in 1925. He earned a law degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1927.
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