Howard Moore Jr.

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Howard Moore Jr., a civil rights attorney from Atlanta, handled a number of precedent-setting cases in the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for serving as lead counsel on the Angela Davis trial.

Courtesy of Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

Black and white photograph of Howard Moore Jr. seated at desk.

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