Hope Stevens
Hope R. Stevens | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1905[1] |
| Died | 24 June 1982 (aged 77) |
| Known for | Lawyer, Political activist, businessman |
Hope R. Stevens (February 4, 1905 – June 24, 1982) was a lawyer, political and civic activist, and businessman.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands and raised on Nevis, he was one of the founders of the Barbados Labour Party.[citation needed] Stevens moved to the United States in 1924 and graduated from City College of New York in 1933 and Brooklyn Law School in 1936. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1937.[3] He was later based in Harlem, New York, and became the president of the Uptown Chamber of Commerce from 1960 to 1977.[4]
Career
[edit]He served as "Co-chairperson of the National Conference of Black Lawyers.[5] He appeared as the defense counsel during the trial in absentia of Pol Pot and Ieng Sary at the People's Revolutionary Tribunal held by the Vietnamese-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea in Phnom Penh in 1979.[6] [page needed] Stevens belonged to the New York branch of the Association of Democratic Lawyers.[7]
He was awarded Order of the British Empire because of his public service to a number of the governments. [8]
References
[edit]- ^ Smothers, Ronald (June 25, 1982). "Hope Stevens, 77, Harlem Leader, Lawyer and Businessman, is dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "CUNY-Dominican Studies Institute's Archives Receive Document Collection Of Attorney, Activist Hope R. Stevens". CUNY-Dominican Studies Institute’s. 10 April 2006. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ Smothers, Ronald (25 June 1982). "HOPE STEVENS, 77, HARLEM LEADER, LAWYER AND BUSINESSMAN, IS DEAD". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ Smothers, Ronald (25 June 1982). "HOPE STEVENS, 77, HARLEM LEADER, LAWYER AND BUSINESSMAN, IS DEAD". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ Smothers, Ronald (25 June 1982). "HOPE STEVENS, 77, HARLEM LEADER, LAWYER AND BUSINESSMAN, IS DEAD". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ Shawcross, William (1984). The Quality of Mercy - Cambodia, Holocaust and Modern Conscience. Simon and Schuster, New York. ISBN 0-671-44022-5.
- ^ Dr. Gregory H. Stanton (1992). Kiernan, Ben (ed.). The Cambodian Genocide and International Law.
- ^ Smothers, Ronald (25 June 1982). "HOPE STEVENS, 77, HARLEM LEADER, LAWYER AND BUSINESSMAN, IS DEAD". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
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