For more than two decades, Clifton Newman has served as a circuit court judge in South Carolina—the culmination of a lifelong legal career which was inspired in part by his role in a high school play. While in high school at Williamsburg County Training School in Greeleyville, he was cast to play the role of a civil rights attorney in a theatrical production based on the historic 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case outlawing school segregation.
For more than two decades, Clifton Newman has served as a circuit court judge in South Carolina—the culmination of a lifelong legal career which was inspired in part by his role in a high school play. While in high school at Williamsburg County Training School in Greeleyville, he was cast to play the role of a civil rights attorney in a theatrical production based on the historic 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case outlawing school segregation.
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Clifton B. Newman and Brown v. Board of Education in South Carolina
In recognition of May's Honoree for the 2024 South Carolina African American History Calendar, Clifton B. Newman, students will explore the case, Brown v. Board of Education that inspired Judge Newman...
View LessonYou Be the Judge!
Students will learn about the role of a judge in government and explore the qualities necessary to be a good judge.
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