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John Robert Clifford

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John Robert Clifford

Birth
Williamsport, Grant County, West Virginia, USA
Death
6 Oct 1933 (aged 85)
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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SECTION 33 SITE 6937
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He was the first black attorney licensed in West Virginia. In two landmark cases before his state's Supreme Court, he attacked racial discrimination in education. Originally buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Martinsburg, West Virginia, he was reburied in 1954 at Arlington National Cemetery.

Co. F, 13th US Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment - Civil War (Union)

Great Grand Uncle of Henry Louis Gates (PBS's "African Americans" / "Finding Your Roots")

Enlisted (age 16) in 1865, served 6 months. Discharged in Louisville, KY
He was the first black attorney licensed in West Virginia. In two landmark cases before his state's Supreme Court, he attacked racial discrimination in education. Originally buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Martinsburg, West Virginia, he was reburied in 1954 at Arlington National Cemetery.

Co. F, 13th US Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment - Civil War (Union)

Great Grand Uncle of Henry Louis Gates (PBS's "African Americans" / "Finding Your Roots")

Enlisted (age 16) in 1865, served 6 months. Discharged in Louisville, KY

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