Frank Reeves and Frances “Scottie” Lanahan campaign for spots on the Democratic National Committee the day before the May 5, 1964 primary election. This was the first year D.C. residents were allowed to vote for president.
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Legal Campaigns - Frank D. Reeves, Leveraging the Law
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Legal Campaigns - Frank D. Reeves, Leveraging the Law
Civil Rights Tour: Legal Campaigns - Frank D. Reeves, Leveraging the Law
Attorney and educator Frank D. Reeves (1916-1973) was a critical player in seminal civil rights victories, namely the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court school-segregation case. Born in Montreal, Reeves arrived in Washington as a child.…