Duke Slater

Pioneering Black NFL Player and Judge

By Neal Rozendaal

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Publish Date

2012

Publisher

McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Language

eng

Pages

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"Fred "Duke" Slater was the greatest African American football player of the first half of the 20th century. But his pioneering influence extended beyond the gridiron. After retirement, he broke ground in the legal field as just the second black judge in Chicago history. The inspirational life of Judge Duke Slater is a true American success story"--Provided by publisher.

subjects: Football players, African American football players, Biography, African American judges, African americans, biography, African american judges

People: Duke Slater (1898-1966)

Places: United States, Illinois, Chicago