W. W. Law
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W. W. Law | |
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| Born | January 1, 1923 |
| Died | July 29, 2002 (aged 79) |
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Westley Wallace Law (January 1, 1923 – July 29, 2002) was an American civil rights leader from
Background
W. W. Law was the only son and eldest of ten children born to Geneva Wallace and Westley Law. He began working at the age of ten to help his sick mother while attending school. In high school, Law entered the NAACP Youth Council and later served as the council's president while in college at
After graduation Law worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for more than 40 years. His job at the Postal Service was endangered, however, when he was fired for his civil rights activism. President John F. Kennedy and the NAACP stepped in upon hearing of Law's firing and Law was reinstated in his job. Law retired from the Postal Service in 1990. He died on July 29, 2002, at his house in Savannah, Georgia.
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- New Georgia Encyclopedia W. W. Law
- The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
- George A. Sgouros/Portrait Photographer (W. W. Law - 1997) with Fine Art Portrait Photographer & Chronicler Maria von Matthiessen
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