Civil rights scholar Bell, who became 1st tenured black professor at Harvard Law, dies at 80
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NEW YORK — A civil rights scholar who became the first tenured black professor at Harvard Law School has died. Derrick Bell was 80.
Bell's wife, Janet Dewart Bell, says he died Wednesday night of carcinoid cancer at a New York City hospital. He'd taught at New York University's law school since 1990.
Bell was long dissatisfied with the progress of race relations in America. He urged that laws, including civil rights laws, be examined for racism embedded within them.
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