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L. Clifford Davis — his first initial did not stand for anything — was born in Wilton, Arkansas, not far from the Texas border, on Oct. 12, 1924. He was the youngest of seven children.
L. Clifford Davis, a civil rights attorney who fought to desegregate North Texas schools, has died at 100 years old, his family confirmed to WFAA. Davis was born on Oct. 12, 1924 and never ...
Judge L. Clifford Davis, who fought to desegregate North Texas school districts and became the first Black judge in Tarrant County, died Saturday at age 100.
Karen Davis, center, hugs a well-wisher following her father Judge Clifford Davis’ funeral on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Saint Andrews United Methodist Church in Fort Worth.
Anxious to be back in the courtroom, Davis passed the Texas bar exam in 1953 and moved to Fort Worth in 1954 to open his own law firm. At the time, he was one of only two African-American lawyers ...
Judge L. Clifford Davis, 99, holds a book, released by local attorney Bobbie Edmonds, about this life and legacy.
L. Clifford Davis (the initial L did not stand for a name) was born on Oct. 12, 1924, in Wilton, in southwestern Arkansas, where his parents, Augustus and Dora (Duckett) Davis, were sharecroppers.
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — L. Clifford Davis, a civil rights attorney who fought to desegregate North Texas schools, has died at 100 years old, his family confirmed to WFAA.
L. Clifford Davis - his first initial did not stand for anything - was born in Wilton, Arkansas, not far from the Texas border, on Oct. 12, 1924. He was the youngest of seven children.