Elaine R. Jones

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Elaine R. Jones is a prominent American civil rights attorney and trailblazing leader known for her long tenure as president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

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instanceOf attorney ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ
civil rights lawyer ⓘ
human ⓘ
nonprofit executive ⓘ
advocatesFor equal protection under the law ⓘ
expansion and protection of voting rights ⓘ
racial justice in the United States ⓘ
areaOfActivism desegregation ⓘ
equal employment opportunity ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
voting rights protection ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
employer NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Jones ⓘ
fieldOfWork civil rights law ⓘ
employment discrimination law ⓘ
public interest law ⓘ
voting rights ⓘ
genre civil rights litigation ⓘ
givenName Elaine ⓘ
hasGender female ⓘ
influencedBy legacy of the NAACP civil rights litigation strategy ⓘ
knownFor advocacy for racial justice ⓘ
leadership in impact litigation for civil rights ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
legalSpecialty civil rights litigation ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
memberOf NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ⓘ
movement American civil rights movement ⓘ
name Elaine R. Jones ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableAchievement first African American woman to lead the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ⓘ
notableFor leadership of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ⓘ
notableOrganizationLed NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ⓘ
notableRole trailblazing leader in civil rights law ⓘ
occupation civil rights attorney ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
nonprofit leader ⓘ
positionHeld president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ⓘ
sector nonprofit sector ⓘ
public interest law sector ⓘ
workLocation New York City ⓘ
United States ⓘ

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