John Doar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American lawyer
Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1921
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: 11-Nov-2014
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John Doar
- John Andrew Doar (December 3, 1921 – November 11, 2014) was an American lawyer and senior counsel with the law firm Doar Rieck Kaley & Mack in New York City.
- He had a notable role as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights from 1961 to 1965 and as head of the division from 1965 until 1967, during the civil rights years of the administrations of presidents John F.
- Kennedy and Lyndon B.
- Johnson.
- He led the government's response in events such as the admission and protection of James Meredith as the first black student to the University of Mississippi, as well as the evolving response to the civil rights movement promoting integration and voter registration in the South.
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