Derrick Bell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Derrick Bell

American legal scholar

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1930

Place of Birth: Hill District, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 05-Oct-2011

Profession: lawyer, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Derrick Albert Bell Jr.
(November 6, 1930 – October 5, 2011) was an American lawyer, professor, and civil rights activist.
In 1971, he became the first tenured African-American professor of law at Harvard Law School, and he is often credited as one of the originators of critical race theory along with Richard Delgado, Charles Lawrence, Mari Matsuda, and Patricia Williams.
He was a visiting professor at New York University School of Law from 1991 until his death.
He was also a dean of the University of Oregon School of Law.