While he was in the service, in the South and in Oklahoma, he was refused service at a couple of places where he was in uniform, and was told that African Americans, blacks, Negros, were not served. And in spite of that, I’ve never known a man who loved this country more than my father did.
Eric Himpton Holder Jr. Quotes
Saturdays and Sundays, America in the year 2009 does not in some ways differ significantly from the country that existed almost 50 years ago. This is truly sad.
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| Birth: | 21st January, 1951 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
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Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, from 2009 to 2015. Holder, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama, is the first African American to hold the position of U.S. Attorney General. He was senior legal advisor to Barack Obama during Obama's presidential campaign and one of three members of Obama's vice-presidential selection committee. He earned a B.A. degree in American history in 1973. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, graduating in 1976.
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