New UI trustee a tough trial lawyer and civil rights pioneer
By Julie Wurth
Sunday April 22, 2007
Heather Coit
New University of Illinois trustee James Montgomery received two degrees from the UI, including a law degree in 1956.
James Montgomery always had something to prove.
First, that a middle child could stand out by going to college and law school – a rarity for black Americans in the 1950s.
Then, that blacks could excel in law school despite hostility from white peers.
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