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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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Attorney Edith Sampson, a prominent Black Chicago lawyer with notable achievements, was appointed by President Truman as an alternate UN delegate on Sept. 6, countering Soviet propaganda on racial opportunities.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (ANP) - Atty. Edith Sampson, prominent practicing lawyer for 25 years, was named one of five alternate delegates to the UN general assembly by President Truman here last Thursday.
Her appointment resolved speculation as to whether a Negro delegate would be named to take the edge off Russian propaganda that Negroes are without opportunity in this country. Atty. Sampson had been high on the list of possible appointees.
Operator of a legal clinic on Chicago's southside, Atty. Sampson had allied herself with numerous civic groups. She recently returned from a "round the world tour" with America's Town Meeting of the Air, in which representatives of 31 American organizations participated and named her president of the tour.
She is the first woman to receive a master's degree in law from Loyola University, Chicago. She holds a bachelor degree from John Marshall Law School. She has served as referee of the Cook County Juvenile court and was the first Negro woman in Chicago to be named assistant state's attorney.
Among other activities, she holds the chairmanship of the NCNW's committee on interracial relations, and formerly headed the American Council of African and West Indian affairs.
In private life, she is the wife of Atty. Joseph Clayton, prominent criminal lawyer.
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Atty. Edith Sampson, a prominent Chicago lawyer, was named one of five alternate delegates to the UN general assembly by President Truman, resolving speculation about appointing a Negro delegate to counter Russian propaganda. She operates a legal clinic, has civic involvements, and holds notable legal achievements including being the first woman to receive a master's in law from Loyola University and first Negro woman assistant state's attorney in Chicago. She is married to Atty. Joseph Clayton.