William H. Hastie
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About
Civil rights activist and politician, most remembered as the first Governor of the United States Virgin Islands.
Before Fame
He matriculated -- magna cum laude -- from Amherst College.
Trivia
He also taught Law at Howard University, where one of his students was future supreme court justice, Thurgood Marshall.
Family Life
He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Associated With
He and first lady, Michelle Obama, both studied at Harvard's prestigious law school.