Birch, Adolpho A., 1932-

Authoritative Name:

Birch, Adolpho A., 1932-

Biography:

"Pioneering African American jurist, became the first black man to hold several judicial posts in Nashville and the first to assume the chief justice position of the Tennessee Supreme Court."--Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.

Associated Subjects:

Birch, Adolpho A., 1932-

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

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Excerpt 1 from oral history interview with Adolpho Birch, 2005 June 22

Creator:

Birch, Adolpho A., 1932-

Date of Original:

2005-06-22

Collection:

Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights

Contributing Institution:

Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

Photograph of defense attorneys for student demonstrators, Nashville, Tennessee, 1960 March 02

Creator:

Cooley, Vic

Date of Original:

1960-03-02

Collection:

Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights

Contributing Institution:

Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division