Turner W. Bell
Turner W. Bell | |
|---|---|
 circa 1914 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Turner W. Bellwas a famous African-American lawyer who worked on thousands of legal cases in Leavenworth andKansas City, Missouri.Graduate from Adel High School, Adel, IA.
Biography[edit]
Bell graduated fromDrake University Law Schooland moved to Kansas City, Missouri, to set up a practice. When he arrived, 1887, he was told by a white lawyer to leave town as he would starve to death trying to get work in the city.[1]He quickly gained a reputation for getting people early release out ofUnited States Penitentiary in Leavenworth.In the period between 1915 and 1918 alone he tried around 1,400 cases.[1]
Some of his more famous cases includes black soldiers charged after the1917 Houston Riotand the defense of three white men convicted of conspiracy in the Iron workers dynamite case.[1]In 1935 he was honored byGovernor Alf Landonfor his work in the legal field.[1]
References[edit]
- ^abcdSmith 1999,p. 498
Smith, J. Clay Jr. Contributor Thurgood Marshall (1999).Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944(1999 ed.).University of Pennsylvania Press.ISBN9780812216851.{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help)- Total pages: 760