Biographical Sketch of Julius LeVonne Chambers

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October 1, 1970

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  • Press Releases, Volume 6. Biographical Sketch of Julius LeVonne Chambers, 1970. 67329b40-ba92-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/932e47a1-a30c-42f7-bf49-019760b514af/biographical-sketch-of-julius-levonne-chambers. Accessed October 09, 2025.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 

JULIUS LeVONNE CHAMBERS 

216 West Tenth Street 

Charlotte, North Carolina 

PLACE OF BIRTH: 

Mt. Gilead, North Carolina 

EDUCATION: 

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Attended elementary and secondary schools in Mt. Gilead, North Carolina. 

Completed Undergraduate w ork at North Carolina College, Durham, North 

Carolina. 

Graduated Summa Cum Laude 

Bachelor of Arts Degree in History - 1958 

Received Woodrow Wilson S olarship to study at University of Michigan 

1958-59, where he received a Master of Arts Degree in History. 

Received a John Hay Whitney Fellowship to study law at the University of 

North Carolina School of Law 1959-62. Received Bachelor of Law Degree 

in 1962. 

Received Master of Law Degree at Columbia Univ ity School of Law in 1963. 

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