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Rudolph Douglas Raiford

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now included Robert, Susan and Timothy James, all of whom Raiford helped rear from youth. Following his and Clarke's divorce, Raiford married Rosemary Paul of New York.
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Raiford was mistakenly considered a white man and was, subsequently, appointed to the position of a company commander. In actuality, Raiford was of
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and staff officers were supposed to be white because no black officer in the 92nd Division was considered capable of commanding an infantry
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without casualty, Raiford returned to open ground to successfully recover a wounded soldier pinned down by sniper fire.
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The Vinson vs Greenburgh Housing Authority case concerned the right of a housing authority to terminate the
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for the determination. Raiford's contention was that a public housing authority did not have untrammeled
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Raiford was the youngest of eight siblings born to Ernest E. and Nannie Tillery Raiford of
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In 1988, Raiford accepted the top position of Chief of Labor Relations for the
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on February 4, 1942, and was relieved from active duty on April 19, 1947.
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Raiford was hospitalized for more than two years for massive internal
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lineage. He was a four-year college graduate and spoke conversational
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position necessitated safe routes of advance through the mine-and-
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In Vinson vs Greenburgh Housing Authority, Raiford established a
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throughout more than eight hundred public housing authorities.
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United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
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All the males in Raiford's family were members of the
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On February 4, 1945, plans for an attack on an enemy-
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Raiford served for five years in the 840: 625:Raiford was married to Edith Leone of 546:, he had established new and improved 412:Vinson vs Greenburgh Housing Authority 385:. Raiford started his law practice in 345:for gallantry. Raiford also earned an 122:officer who trained and commanded the 819: 678:St. Matthew's United Methodist Church 528:. Raiford was the Chairman of former 393:, immediately following graduation. 332: 364: 13: 337:Raiford became the recipient of a 14: 894: 832:February 2, 1971, by Penny Singer 743:Raiford was the uncle of former 716:, Robert James, is an associate 640: 615:, and the brother of lawman and 47: 42: 455: 321:sustained during the dangerous 214:With piercing blue eyes and a 1: 878:Recipients of the Silver Star 868:20th-century American lawyers 830:Westchester Business Journal, 795: 748:Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush 256: 765:1542 in the Company B 372nd 722:State University of New York 591:Raiford was a member of the 556: 526:United States Virgin Islands 440:its tenants by invoking the 7: 816:1985, by Hondon B. Hargrove 728:of a network that provides 687:Raiford was a professional 601:United States Supreme Court 581:, from where he received a 476:, Raiford administered and 10: 899: 863:Columbia Law School alumni 682:Greensboro, North Carolina 658:, encouraged him to study 613:Greensboro, North Carolina 563:Greensboro, North Carolina 359:World War II Victory Medal 181:because of the same rigid 53:Greensboro, North Carolina 606: 573:. Raiford later attended 145:Infantry Buffalo Division 127:Infantry Buffalo Division 89: 63: 28: 21: 858:Howard University alumni 542:By the end of Raiford's 347:Army of Occupation Medal 276:As a commander, Raiford 141:as large as 300 strong. 676:established in 1912 by 561:Raiford graduated from 351:American Campaign Medal 291:. Disregarding his own 113:Rudolph Douglas Raiford 23:Rudolph Douglas Raiford 773:; he was a proficient 745:television personality 185:of segregation in the 669:Men, a servitude and 424:living in a low rent 249:; he could also read 736:programs throughout 273:of Strettoia Hills. 161:. Created during an 575:Columbia University 757:Raiford served as 579:New York, New York 530:Secretary of State 444:provisions in the 428:without stating a 696:political science 660:international law 620:Conrad L. Raiford 571:Howard University 537:George H. W. Bush 406:State of New York 333:World War II hero 192:Except for a few 110: 109: 890: 833: 826: 817: 810: 787:Raiford entered 707:Suzanne de Passe 667:United Methodist 656:Dr. Ralph Bunche 567:Washington, D.C. 518:U.S. territories 474:Atlanta, Georgia 472:(HUD). Based in 365:Legal precedents 287:to secure vital 231:African-American 223:First Lieutenant 153:division to see 135:European Theatre 115:was a decorated 70: 67:January 28, 2002 51: 46: 39:January 14, 1922 38: 36: 19: 18: 898: 897: 893: 892: 891: 889: 888: 887: 838: 837: 836: 827: 820: 811: 802: 798: 643: 609: 559: 548:labor relations 458: 426:housing project 414: 400:that remains a 367: 335: 259: 235:Native American 147: 94:Buffalo Soldier 85: 72: 68: 59: 40: 34: 32: 24: 17: 16:American lawyer 12: 11: 5: 896: 886: 885: 880: 875: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 835: 834: 818: 799: 797: 794: 793: 792: 785: 755: 741: 738:New York State 732:for nearly 50 710: 699: 692: 685: 663: 642: 639: 635:blended family 608: 605: 597:Federal Courts 593:New York State 583:Doctor of Laws 558: 555: 490:South Carolina 486:North Carolina 457: 454: 413: 410: 366: 363: 334: 331: 327:rescue mission 258: 255: 146: 143: 108: 107: 91: 87: 86: 79:North Carolina 73: 71:(aged 80) 65: 61: 60: 41: 30: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 895: 884: 881: 879: 876: 874: 871: 869: 866: 864: 861: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 845: 843: 831: 825: 823: 815: 809: 807: 805: 800: 790: 786: 783: 780: 779:heavy weapons 776: 772: 768: 764: 760: 756: 753: 749: 746: 742: 739: 735: 731: 727: 723: 719: 715: 711: 708: 704: 700: 698:at age seven. 697: 693: 690: 686: 683: 679: 675: 672: 671:philanthropic 668: 664: 661: 657: 653: 649: 645: 644: 641:Facts of life 638: 636: 632: 628: 623: 621: 618: 614: 604: 602: 598: 594: 589: 587: 584: 580: 576: 572: 568: 564: 554: 552: 549: 545: 540: 538: 534: 533:John Ashcroft 531: 527: 523: 519: 515: 511: 507: 503: 499: 495: 491: 487: 483: 479: 475: 471: 467: 463: 453: 451: 447: 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 423: 419: 409: 407: 403: 399: 394: 392: 388: 384: 383:New York City 380: 376: 372: 362: 360: 356: 352: 348: 344: 340: 330: 328: 324: 320: 315: 313: 308: 306: 305:communication 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 283: 279: 274: 272: 268: 264: 254: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 217: 212: 210: 206: 202: 199: 195: 190: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 142: 140: 136: 132: 128: 125: 124:United States 121: 118: 114: 106: 102: 99: 95: 92: 90:Occupation(s) 88: 84: 80: 76: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 45: 31: 27: 20: 829: 813: 771:World War II 767:organization 752:Sharon Crews 674:organization 624: 617:humanitarian 610: 599:Bar and the 590: 560: 541: 482:construction 459: 456:Fair housing 415: 402:fair housing 395: 387:New Rochelle 379:Columbia Law 368: 339:Purple Heart 336: 323:intelligence 316: 309: 275: 260: 213: 191: 148: 117:World War II 112: 111: 98:World War II 69:(2002-01-28) 853:2002 deaths 848:1922 births 789:active duty 734:educational 522:Puerto Rico 510:Mississippi 484:throughout 450:due process 404:law of the 369:It was the 343:Silver Star 303:. 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