Edith Sampson

Overview

Edith Sampson (née Spurlock) born Pittsburgh, PA October 13, 1901 (d. 1971). American diplomat; first African-American delegate to UN, 1950; first African-American judge, 1962.

Quotations

"I would have to devote myself to the cause of world brotherhood and world peace." (Negro Digest, Dec. 1950, 8; photo wikicom. pd)