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Civil Rights & Human Rights

Louis Marshall

Who

Louis Marshall · Civil Rights & Human Rights

What

Constitutional lawyer and founder-leader of the American Jewish Committee who fought for minority rights, championing minority-protection clauses in the post-WWI Versailles treaties.

When

1856, Syracuse, New York, USA — 1929, Zurich, Switzerland

Where

New York City; Versailles

Biography

Louis Marshall is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Constitutional lawyer and founder-leader of the American Jewish Committee who fought for minority rights, championing minority-protection clauses in the post-WWI Versailles treaties.

How & why

Louis Marshall was a Jewish American constitutional lawyer and a founder-leader of the American Jewish Committee who fought for the rights of minorities. He championed minority-protection clauses in the post-World War I treaties negotiated at Versailles, helping to secure legal safeguards for minorities across Europe. His work is a landmark in the early international defense of minority rights.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Marshall

Contributions & Sources

Constitutional lawyer and founder-leader of the American Jewish Committee who fought for minority rights, championing minority-protection clauses in the post-WWI Versailles treaties.

1856

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Marshall