Carl Maxey, 1965

ID: 5247 ~ Source: Image Courtesy of Museum of Arts and Culture and Spokane Review ~ Creator: Spokeman Review ~ Date: 1965

This file appears in: Carl Maxey vs. The Injustices of Spokane: The Bout for Equality

Carl Maxey working with a defendant in 1965

This file appears in: Carl Maxey vs. The Injustices of Spokane: The Bout for Equality

Carl Maxey vs. The Injustices of Spokane: The Bout for Equality

By William Paaga

Carl Maxey was an NCAA Boxing legend, whose most important fights were outside the ring. He was the first black man to graduate from Gonzaga Law School in 1951 and fought for African American's civil…