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Hugo Lafayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1937 to 1971.
Hugo Black was a lawyer, politician, and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1937–71). Black’s legacy as a Supreme Court justice derives from his support of the doctrine of total incorporation, according to which the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United.
Aug 19, 2019 · Eighty-two years ago, Hugo Lafayette Black was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. The fifth-longest serving justice, an avid New Deal supporter, and a former Ku Klux Klansman, Hugo Black proved to be controversial yet influential in the outcome of landmark Supreme Court decisions. Read about Justice Black’s jurisprudence and ...
Oct 10, 2018 · Learn how Hugo Black, a former Klan member who ran for Senate in Alabama, became a liberal judge on the U.S. Supreme Court. Find out how he faced controversy over his KKK past and his votes on civil rights, church-state separation and more.
Hugo Black, (born Feb. 27, 1886, Clay county, Ala., U.S.—died Sept. 25, 1971, Bethesda, Md.), U.S. Supreme Court justice (1937–71).
Aug 12, 2019 · On August 12, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated then-Senator Hugo Black of Alabama to the Supreme Court. Despite controversies about his past membership in the KKK, the Justice would go on to serve for more than three decades, establishing an impressive legacy of support for civil liberties and strict adherence to the text of the ...
Learn about Hugo Black, a former U.S. senator and a Supreme Court justice from 1937 to 1971. Find out his achievements, controversies, and legacy in this historical profile by the Supreme Court Historical Society.
