Title: ERNEST GOODMAN COLLECTION Genre: Papers Date: 1952-1977 (Predominantly, 1952-1972) Size: 9.5 linear feet ID#: OCLC: |
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The papers of Ernest Goodman were placed in the Archives of Labor and Urban affairs in November of 1983 by Mr. Goodman and were opened for research in May of 1985.
Ernest Goodman was born in Hemlock, Michigan on August 21, 1906. Mr. Goodman graduated from Wayne State College in 1928 with a L.L.B., and was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan that same year. During the decade of the 1930s, he was active in many labor cases, and became an associate of Maurice Sugar, general counsel of the UAW, in 1939. In 1950 Ernest Goodman and George Crockett,Jr. formed one of the first interracial law firms; Goodman, Crockett, Eden and Robb, specifically to handle civil rights, labor, and constitutional law cases.
Mr. Goodman is a member of the Detroit Bar Association and the National Lawyers Guild. A founding member of the Lawyers Guild, Mr. Goodman served as it's president from 1963 to 1966.
The papers of Mr. Goodman reflect his activities as counsel during three of his most important cases concerning civil rights and constitutional law: The Michigan Smith Act trial, the Sherrill School desegregation case, and the Black Panther trial.
Black Panther Party
Civil Rights
Communist Party
Constitutional Law
Detroit Public Schools Desegregation
Smith Act
Bushell, George
Crockett, George
Garner, Thelma
Johnson, David
Kaess, Fred W.
Picard, Frank A.
Wellman, Saul
Approximately 24 photographs relating to the Black Panther trial have been placed in the Archives Audio-Visual Collection. Books, pamphlets, and publications received with this collection are available in the Archives Library.
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