Eva Paterson
(c. 1950-)

African-American Civil Rights Lawyer
Founder, Equal Justice Society

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Eva Paterson is the President and founder of the Equal Justice Society, "a national organization dedicated to changing the law through progressive legal theory, public policy and practice." It seeks to promote racial and social justice "through law and public policy, communications and the arts, and alliance building." Eva Paterson has campaigned for civil rights for more than three decades and is one of the nation's leading civil rights leaders.