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Bell, Carter's AG, Dead at 90

Bell defanged Jim Crow as appellate court judge

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 5, 2009 5:24 PM CST

(Newser) – Griffin Bell, a Southerner who opposed racial segregation and led the Justice Department under President Carter, died today at age 90, the New York Times reports. Bell handled damage control as a post-Nixon attorney general, de-politicizing the Justice Department and the FBI. His earlier rulings...   Read full story »

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