Biographical Sketch of Julius LeVonne Chambers
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October 1, 1970
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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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