Oliver Hill

1907–2007 (age 100)

Civil rights attorney

Biography

Oliver Hill (1907–2007) was a civil rights attorney whose persistence helped dismantle segregation and protect voting rights across the nation.

He devoted himself to justice for six decades, mentoring younger lawyers and preserving the history of the movement, and he rests now at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

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