Roland J. Ealey

Biography

Roland J. "Duke" Ealey (June 20, 1914 – March 23, 1992) was an American civil rights attorney and politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 until his death in 1992. A prominent figure in Richmond's legal community, Ealey argued the landmark United States Supreme Court case Johnson v. Virginia, 373 U.S. 61 (1963), which struck down racial segregation in courtrooms throughout the United States.

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