Difficulty need not foreshadow despair or defeat. Rather, achievement can be all the more satisfying because of obstacles surmounted.
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| Birth: | 17th November, 1904 |
| Death: | 14th April, 1976 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Educator, Judge, Lawyer |
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William Henry Hastie was the first African American to serve as Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, as a Federal judge, and as a Federal appellate judge.After his graduation from Dunbar High School, Hastie graduated first in his class, magna cum laude from Amherst College in Massachusetts. He received a LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1930, followed by a S.J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1933.
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