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Born into poverty in rural Alabama, Black as a child was fascinated by the lawyers he observed at the courthouse. It had come as no surprise to his family when he announced his intention to become a lawyer. Graduating from the University of Alabama Law School at age twenty, he settled in Birmingham and developed a specialty in labor law. Four years later he became a police court judge, serving until he was elected county prosecutor, a position to which he would return after service in the Army during World War I. In private practice Black developed a reputation as a lawyer who would represent aggressively the interests of the workingman against his employer, a reputation that stood him well in his campaign for a congressional seat in 1926. As a senator, Black's devotion to the New Deal was unsurpassed. During President Roosevelt's first term alone, Black...
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