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...Higginbotham taught courses at both the Kennedy School of Government and in the Afro-American Studies department, where he taught Af-Am 195, "Race and the American Legal Process," this semester...
...Higginbotham, who in 1964 became America's third black federal judge and later became the first black trustee of Yale University and chief judge of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, was known nationally as an outspoken champion of civil rights...
...President Clinton awarded Higginbotham the Presidential Medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. That year Clinton also named Higginbotham Commissioner of the United States Commission on Civil Rights...
Condolences and tributes poured in from across the country last night for the late judge. From President Clinton to Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine, to fellow professors and his students, Higginbotham was described as a man respected and loved by all whose lives he touched...
...President was a great admirer of Judge Higginbotham," said White House spokesperson Barry J. Toiv '77. "He will very much be missed by the country and the President and the First Lady will miss him particularly...