| Because Julius’ father could not collect payment from a customer, Julius had to attend the public school rather than boarding school. This experience further heightened his awareness of the vast differences between the education of whites and the education of blacks. Listen as he tells his story.
Length: 2:40
The Brown vs. the Board of Education decision was a victory for black students. Julius remembers how his classmates cheered when they heard the decision announced. However, he said it was not without some realization that they would have to make sacrifices. In this video clip, Julius talks both about the reaction to the decision and about what he hoped would come from it.
Length: 3:00
After Julius graduated from college, he had tremendous difficulty finding a practice. No law firm would hire a black lawyer. So he created his own practice—one of the first integrated law firms in North Carolina. In this clip, he discusses his plans when he developed the law firm and some of the challenges of adding further members, especially women.
Length: 3:58
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