A statue of the late federal judge and civil rights activist Nathaniel Jones, a Youngstown native, was to be unveiled at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati on Friday night.
In 1979, former President Jimmy Carter appointed Jones to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, where he served until his retirement in 2002. The federal courthouse in Youngstown later was named in Jones’ honor.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, in a memoriam on its website states: “Judge Jones has been a champion and advocate of The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center since its opening in 2004, but his dedication to equality and inclusive freedom have been his life’s work. He has been a transformational figure in this community, nationally and internationally.
“His work in helping draft the South African constitution and ensuring the nation’s first free and fair elections as it emerged from Apartheid rule are remarkable. He lived a life of unbounded courage and integrity fighting for others.”
The sculpture by Cincinnati sculptor John Hebenstreit is in the Grand Hall of the Freedom Center. Hebenstreit was part of the sculpting team for the Black Brigade monument at the Smale Riverfront Park, which honors the more than 700 black Cincinnatians who helped protect the city from Confederate attackers. He has since 2004 also created faces of Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame members such as Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jackie Wilson, Muddy Waters, Curtis Mayfield and Miles Davis.
Jones had served as the chief lawyer for the NAACP from 1969 until his appointment to the federal appeals court. As counsel for the NAACP, Jones argued for the organization in school desegregation suits filed against public school districts in Cleveland, Dayton, Columbus, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
In the 1980s, he traveled across Africa, assisting emerging nations in establishing judicial systems. He also helped South African leaders draft a constitution ending that nation’s system of legal racial segregation known as apartheid.
In 2016, the NAACP announced its selection of Jones as recipient of its highest honor, the Spingarn Medal.
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