What is john snow jr.?

John Snow Jr. was an American civil rights activist and leader in the movement to desegregate higher education. He was born on June 2, 1929, in Harlem, New York, and died on June 5, 2018, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Snow Jr. attended Amherst College, where he became one of the first black athletes to play football at the school. After graduating in 1951, he went on to earn a law degree from Harvard Law School.

He became involved in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, working with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Legal Defense Fund. Snow Jr. was involved in several landmark desegregation cases, including those involving the University of Georgia and the University of North Carolina.

In 1971, Snow Jr. became the first black member of the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors, where he worked to increase diversity and access to higher education. He also served as a board member for several other educational institutions, including Amherst College and the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges.

Throughout his life, Snow Jr. remained committed to social justice and equality, and his work paved the way for generations of students to have access to higher education regardless of their race.