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Carl Maxey

1924–1997

United States

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Carl Maxey was an American trial lawyer and civil rights leader and former collegiate athlete. First rising to prominence as a standout boxer nicknamed "King Carl" for Gonzaga University, he went undefeated with a 32–0 record in his college career and making Gonzaga co-champions of the 1950 NCAA Boxing Championship. After graduating from the Gonzaga University School of Law, becoming the first African-American to do so, he also became the first African-American in Spokane to complete the bar examination.

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