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Joseph Webster: The Making & Measure of a Judge

Season 21 Episode 19 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Joe Webster profiles NC's first African-American superior court judge, Sammie Chess Jr.

In 1971 Sammie Chess Jr. was appointed as the first African-American superior court judge in our state. We'll talk with author Joe Webster to learn more about this important man. On the next North Carolina Bookwatch.

10/08/2019

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Joseph Webster: The Making & Measure of a Judge

Season 21 Episode 19 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

In 1971 Sammie Chess Jr. was appointed as the first African-American superior court judge in our state. We'll talk with author Joe Webster to learn more about this important man. On the next North Carolina Bookwatch.

10/08/2019

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