John Doar

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John Doar (right) with James Meredith (center) on January 10, 1962

John Michael Doar (born December 3, 1921 in Minneapolis , Minnesota - † November 11, 2014 in New York City , New York ) was an American lawyer . From 1960 to 1967 - in a crucial phase of the Civil Rights Movement - during the terms of office of Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower , John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson - Doar played, initially (1960–1964) as Deputy Head (First Assistant) , then (from 1964 to 1967) as head of the Civil Rights Division (Assistant Attorney General-CR) of the US Department of Justice played a central role, in particular when the Kennedy and then the Johnson administration decided that the Civil The Rights Act of 1957 and the Civil Rights Act of 1960 guaranteed civil rights, which until then had not been respected in most southern states, or had only been observed with great reluctance, to actually enforce and finally put an end to the racial segregation that still exists in many areas to put. This culminated in the statutory provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 . Doar was instrumental in bringing about these two laws and considered them to be his greatest and most lasting successes.

Life

Youth and education

John Michael Doar was born in 1921 as the son of a lawyer W (illiam) T (homas) Doar and his wife Mae (born Deneen), an Irish-born teacher in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but grew up with his older brother Tom in New Richmond , Wisconsin on where his father had become a partner in the law firm Fuller & McNally (now: Doar Drill & Skow) since 1908. Believing that her children in small town New Richmond would not get the education she wanted, Mae Doar sent John and Thomas to St. Paul Academy in St. Paul , neighboring Minnesota .

John Doar and his brother Thomas had to live in a dormitory near the school and could only go home on the weekends because the distance from Minnesota to New Richmond was too great. After graduating from high school, John Doar began studying at Princeton University . In 1943 he interrupted his studies and joined the United States Army Air Forces . He attained the rank of second lieutenant ( lieutenant ) and was already in training for Bomber Pilot, when the Second World War ended. In 1945 he returned to Princeton University and made an AB degree (Undergrade Degree). He then moved from Princeton to study law at the University of California, Berkeley , UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. After completing his law degree in 1949 (LL.D.) Legum Doctor Juris Doctor and his admission to the bar in 1950 in Wisconsin (State bar admission - State Bar of Wisconsin), he returned to New Richmond around until 1960 in the To work with his father's law firm.

Civil Rights Division

In the spring of 1960, the then head ( Assistant Attorney General ) of the Civil Rights Division in the US Department of Justice (the Eisenhower Administration), which had only existed for three years (since December 1957), Harold R. Tyler , was looking for a deputy. Tyler knew Doar from Princeton, knew about his abilities, and so he was chosen. John Doar served in the Civil Rights Division from 1960 to 1967, one of the most tumultuous periods in US history / civil rights movement. From 1960 to 1964 as Deputy (First Assistant) to the CR Division Heads Harold R. Tyler and Burke Marshall , from 1964 to 1967 as Head (Assistant Attorney General) of the CR Division of the US Department of Justice.

Awards

“As the face of the Justice Department in the segregated South, John escorted James Meredith to the University of Mississippi. He walked alongside the Selma-to-Montgomery March. He laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. "
“As the face of the Justice Department in the segregated south, John [Doar] accompanied James Meredith to the University of Mississippi . He was there on the march from Selma to Montgomery . He laid the foundation for the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act . "
  • 2013 - Charles L. Goldberg Distinguished Service Award

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee / Wisconsin: An American hero. Doar stood tall in fight for civil rights in South ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jsonline.com
  2. ^ Sydney Morning Herald (NYT) November 14, 2014: John Doar was sure on the side of the law
  3. ^ New Richmond Library 1985: Interview / Memories of Former Wisconsin Governor Warren P. Knowles (a cousin of John Doar)
  4. ^ Doar, Drill & Skow: History
  5. ↑ The Ivy League: A Hero for Justice ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ivyleaguesports.com
  6. ↑ Blog - warmedtheworld: History ... Just Down the Road
  7. ↑ St. Paul Academy and Summit School: Remembering John Doar '40, 1921-2014 ( Memento of the original dated December 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.spa.edu
  8. ↑ St. Paul Academy and Summit School: John Doar '40 to speak at Commencement ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.spa.edu
  9. ↑ The Ivy League: A Hero for Justice ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ivyleaguesports.com
  10. ↑ Berkeley Law - University of California - Boalt Hall May 16, 2012: Civil Rights Icon John Doar '49 to Get Presidential Medal of Freedo ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.law.berkeley.edu
  11. ↑ Berkeley Law - University of California - Boalt Hall September 21, 2007: Conversations on Principled Lawyering in Times of Political Crisis - Speaker Biographies: John Doar ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.law.berkeley.edu
  12. ↑ Berkeley Law - University of California - Boalt Hall November 12, 2014: John Doar '49, Who Led Efforts to Desegregate the South, Dies at 92 ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link became automatic used and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.law.berkeley.edu
  13. ^ Doar Drill & Skow - Company History
  14. ↑ Doar Rieck Kaley & Mack (DRKM): John Doar / Senior Counsel ( Memento of the original from June 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.doarlaw.com
  15. ^ State Bar of Wisconsin November 12, 2014: New Richmond Native John Doar, Civil Rights Attorney, Dies at 92
  16. ↑ Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee / Wisconsin November 12, 2009: An American hero. Doar stood tall in fight for civil rights in South ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jsonline.com
  17. ↑ Fampeople: John Doar - Biography
  18. ↑ Abreaking News November 11, 2014: John M. Doar, top federal prosecutor during civil rights era, dies at 92 ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.abreakingnews.com
  19. ^ The White House / Office of the Press Secretary April 26, 2012: President Obama Names Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
  20. ↑ The Independent November 12, 2014: John Doar dead: Barack Obama pays tribute to leading civil rights lawyer of the Sixties
  21. ^ State Bar of Wisconsin: Charles L. Goldberg Distinguished Service Award Recipients
personal data
SURNAME Doar, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Doar, John Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH December 3, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Minneapolis , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 2014
Place of death New York City , New York