William Robert Ming, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Robert Ming

American lawyer and activist

Date of Birth: 07-May-1911

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1973

Profession: lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

William Robert Ming Jr.
(May 7, 1911 – June 30, 1973) was an American lawyer, attorney with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and law professor at University of Chicago Law School and Howard University School of Law.
He is best remembered for being a member of the Brown v.
Board of Education litigation team and for working on a number of the important cases leading to Brown, the decision in which the United States Supreme Court ruled de jure racial segregation a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
In 1974, the NAACP created the William Robert Ming Advocacy Award to be awarded annually to a lawyer "who exemplifies the spirit of financial and personal sacrifice that Mr.
Ming displayed in his legal work for the NAACP."