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Ted Wells Receives Charles Hamilton Houston Medal of Freedom from Harvard Law School
- Awards
- October 7, 2016
Ted Wells has been honored by Harvard Law School with its highest honor, the Charles Hamilton Houston Medal of Freedom. The award, which Harvard bestows on individuals who have worked to uphold the legal system's commitment to freedom, justice and equality, features an image of Charles Hamilton Houston, a prominent African-American lawyer and NAACP Litigation Director who was instrumental in dismantling Jim Crow laws. At the September 16 awards ceremony, part of Harvard Law School's Celebration of Black Alumni event, Ted gave a keynote address on the evolving roles of black lawyers.