Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p “Ruben J. Dailey was the first black attorney to practice in Buncombe County, North Carolina” which includes Asheville. Mr. Dailey worked to press the issue of school integration not only in Buncombe County, but also across Western North Carolina in order to level the educational playing field and ensure that the mandate of Brown v. Board of Education was observed. He handled a multitude of county cases; “[i]n county after county, attorney Ruben J. Dailey confronted school boards who were trying to find ways to ignore the law and to overlook students with black skin.” In addition to being Buncombe County’s first black lawyer, in 1969, Ruben Dailey became the first black Asheville City Council member. He was reelected in 1971 and at some time subsequent to that reelection, he retired from politics due to health issues.. }
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- Ruben_J._Dailey abstract "“Ruben J. Dailey was the first black attorney to practice in Buncombe County, North Carolina” which includes Asheville. Mr. Dailey worked to press the issue of school integration not only in Buncombe County, but also across Western North Carolina in order to level the educational playing field and ensure that the mandate of Brown v. Board of Education was observed. He handled a multitude of county cases; “[i]n county after county, attorney Ruben J. Dailey confronted school boards who were trying to find ways to ignore the law and to overlook students with black skin.” In addition to being Buncombe County’s first black lawyer, in 1969, Ruben Dailey became the first black Asheville City Council member. He was reelected in 1971 and at some time subsequent to that reelection, he retired from politics due to health issues.".