Orzell Billingsley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetOrzell Billingsley
American lawyer
Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1924
Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 14-Dec-2001
Profession: lawyer
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Orzell Billingsley
- Orzell Billingsley (October 24, 1924 – December 14, 2001) was one of the first ten blacks admitted to the Alabama Bar; he was also known for his work in civil rights litigation, and he was one of the lead lawyers for Dr.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- during the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott. Co-founder of the Alabama Democratic Conference and its first president, Billingsley helped develop this first statewide African-American political organization in Alabama.
- He was well known for his 15-year defense of Caliph Washington of Bessemer, Alabama, who was falsely accused and convicted of killing a white officer; it was this case that helped to end all-white juries in Alabama.
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