Walter Gordon 100th Anniversary (UC Berkeley Tribute)

2299 Piedmont Avenue,Berkeley CA 94720

28 October, 2022

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Did You Know?In 1922, Walter Gordon became the first African American to graduate from Berkeley Law (formerly Boalt Hall), and that same year he founded the university’s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity chapter, all while serving as Cal's assistant football coach and as a Berkeley police officer. Walter Gordon was the forerunner of what we recognize as today’s diversity, equity and inclusion movement. The PioneerWalter Gordon was responsible for breaking down racial barriers in the early 20th century in Berkeley and around the Bay Area as a social justice and civil rights pioneer. Cal assistant football coach & chief scout (1919-1943)Attorney at Law (1923-1944)President, Berkeley/Oakland NAACP (1923-1933)Chairman, California Adult Authority (1944-1955)Governor, U.S. Virgin Islands (1955-1958)Federal Judge, U.S. Virgin Islands (1958-1969)Inductee, College Football Hall of Fame (1975)Join host Noah Griffin and Berkeley Filmmaker Doug Harris for this special video tribute and panel discussion with the grandsons of Berkeley Law’s Walter Gordon and Chief Justice Earl Warren, Cal Athletics Ty-Ron Douglas, and 2022 Cal Athletic Hall of Fame inductee and senior member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Ahmad Anderson. This tribute is for invited guests, and everyone must R.S.V.P. through Eventbrite to be admitted to the event. There is limited seating, so be sure to secure your seats immediately.