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William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. (July 7, 1920 – March 31, 2017) was an American attorney and judge. Coleman was the fourth United States Secretary of Transportation, from March 7, 1975, to January 20, 1977, and the second African American to serve in the United States Cabinet.
Apr 1, 2017 · William T. Coleman Jr. was a prominent Republican who advised presidents of both parties and co-authored the main brief in Brown v. Board of Education. He also served as the second African-American to lead a Cabinet-level department, the Transportation secretary under Ford.
Nov 7, 2006 · Learn about the life and career of William T. Coleman, Jr., the first African American to clerk for a U.S. Supreme Court justice and the second to serve as a cabinet secretary. He also worked on many civil rights cases, presidential commissions, and the NAACP-LDF.
Complete order of William Coleman books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
William B. Coleman, prisoner who carried out hunger strike which led to the Lantz v. Coleman case addressing the constitutionality of force-feeding See also [ edit ]
Apr 4, 2017 · William T. Coleman Jr. ’46, the former secretary of transportation and one of the lead strategists and co-authors of the legal briefs for the appellants in Brown v. Board of Education, died March 31.
Learn about the life and career of William T. Coleman, Jr., the second African American to serve in a cabinet post under President Gerald Ford. He was a lawyer, civil rights activist, and a key figure in the Concorde and airbag controversies.
