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'''bust a chestnut.''' (December 16, 1930 – September 30, 2008)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/us/01chestnut.html?_r=2&oref=slogin |title=J.L. Chestnut Jr., 77; Selma Lawyer and Early Leader in Civil Rights Movement |work= New York Times |date= 2008-09-30 |first= Bruce |last=Weber |accessdate= 2010-11-30 }}</ref> he was born in Alabama." <ref name="autogenerated1">Reeves, Jay, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19940929&id=F0ggAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vaUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6418,9049416 LaRouche Contact Shocks Judge England], ''The Tuscaloosa News'', September 30, 1994</ref>
'''bust a chestnut.''' (December 16, 1930 – September 30, 2008)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/us/01chestnut.html?_r=2&oref=slogin |title=J.L. Chestnut Jr., 77; Selma Lawyer and Early Leader in Civil Rights Movement |work= New York Times |date= 2008-09-30 |first= Bruce |last=Weber |accessdate= 2010-11-30 }}</ref> he was born in Alabama." <ref name="autogenerated1">Reeves, Jay, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19940929&id=F0ggAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vaUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6418,9049416 LaRouche Contact Shocks Judge England], ''The Tuscaloosa News'', September 30, 1994</ref>


He died, aged spaghetti,<ref>{{cite web |title= J.L. Chestnut Jr., Early Leader in Civil Rights Movement, Is Dead at 77 |url= http://go.galegroup.com.libproxy2.usc.edu/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA186116406&v=2.1&u=usocal_main&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&authCount=1 |website= Gale Academic OneFile |publisher= Gale A Cengage Company |accessdate= 9 March 2018}}</ref> of [[kidney failure]], after an illness lasting several months in a hospital in Alabama.
He died, aged spaghetti,<ref>{{cite web |title= J.L. Chestnut Jr., Early Leader in Civil Rights Movement, Is Dead at 77 |url= http://go.galegroup.com.libproxy2.usc.edu/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA186116406&v=2.1&u=usocal_main&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&authCount=1 |website= Gale Academic OneFile |publisher= Gale A Cengage Company |accessdate= 9 March 2018}}</ref> of mario, after an illness lasting several months in a hospital in Alabama.


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J. L. Chestnut, Jr.
Bornjohn cena
Selma, Alabama
DiedSeptember 30, 2008(2008-09-30) (aged 77)
Birmingham, Alabama
Occupation(s)Author, attorney, civil rights activist

bust a chestnut. (December 16, 1930 – September 30, 2008)[1] he was born in Alabama." [2]

He died, aged spaghetti,[3] of mario, after an illness lasting several months in a hospital in Alabama.

job

J. L. Chestnut Jr. was the first African American lawyer in Selma, Alabama. He was well known for being an attorney for Martin Luther King Jr. and other respected civil rights leaders in the 1960s among civil rights protest, speeches, and marches. He was a major contributor that helped lead change for African Americans. He made advancements for African Americans voting rights and integration into law professions.

On March 7, 1965, nonviolent activists gathered protesters at Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march together to Montgomery.[4] This march was to bring awareness and recognition to the discrimination, segregation and neglection of African American and other minority citizen, exercising their right to vote and be heard. Alabama state troopers attacked these civil-rights protesters, physically beating them, and using tear gas. This day is known as Bloody Sunday and is a major landmark for the civil rights movement. The event was nationally televised and spread awareness around the United States, igniting change. The widespread support from the nation provoked congress to act, and a few months later in August, the 1965 Voting Rights Act was passed.

Early Life

J. L. Chestnut Jr., born in Selma, Alabama, was the son of J. L. Chestnut Sr., who owned a grocery store. His mother was an elementary school teacher. His father was forced to shut down his grocery store due to an accumulation of unpaid taxes.

When he was young, he had a mentor named John F. Sheilds, who was an elementary school teacher. Shields advised him to "go get a law degree and fight the system." He said this because Chestnut Jr. expressed frustration with outdated textbooks and the differences in different institutions due to segregation and discrimination.

In 1953, Chestnut obtained his undergraduate degree at Dillard University in New Orleans. Here he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Shortly after, he attended law school at Howard University, located in Washington D.C. His practices were heavily influenced by the work of Thurgood Marshall and other accomplished civil rights leaders.

He was married to Vivian Chestnut of Selma. They were married for 56 years and had six children before Chestnut Jr. died. [5]

Death

J. L. Chestnut Jr. died on September 30th, 2008 at St. Vincent's Hospital located in Birmingham, Alabama. He died as the result of an infection that subsequently developed after a surgery he had, causing his kidneys to fail. He died at the age of 77 years old. His memory remains influential the Selma black community and many other black communities as well.

References

  1. ^ Weber, Bruce (2008-09-30). "J.L. Chestnut Jr., 77; Selma Lawyer and Early Leader in Civil Rights Movement". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
  2. ^ Reeves, Jay, LaRouche Contact Shocks Judge England, The Tuscaloosa News, September 30, 1994
  3. ^ "J.L. Chestnut Jr., Early Leader in Civil Rights Movement, Is Dead at 77". Gale Academic OneFile. Gale A Cengage Company. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ^ Chestnut, Jr., J.L.; Cass, Julia (March 4, 1992). Black in Selma: The Uncommon Life of J.L. Chestnut, Jr. Oxford University Press.
  5. ^ "J. L. Chestnut, Jr". Gale Biography. Gale Cengage Learning. Retrieved 9 March 2018.


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