Julius Chambers, a Charlotte attorney whose practice was in the forefront of the civil rights movement in North Carolina, has died, his law firm said. He was 76.
A statement issued by his law firm, Ferguson Chambers & Sumter, said Chambers died Friday, Aug. 2 after months of declining health. A specific cause of death wasn't given.
``Mr. Chambers was not the first lawyer of color to try to address the issues of equality,'' firm partner Geraldine Sumter said. ``He would tell you he had people like Buddy Malone of Durham that he looked to, the Kennedys out of Winston-Salem. The thing that Mr. Chambers brought to that struggle was a very focused, determined attitude that things were going to change.''
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