Jacobus tenBroek was an American disability rights activist, historian and political scientist.
14 Facts About Jacobus tenBroek
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Jacobus tenBroek became partially blind at the age of 7 due to an accident with a bow and arrow.
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Jacobus tenBroek's remaining eyesight deteriorated, and he was completely blind by age 14.
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Jacobus tenBroek's mother decided to move the family to California so tenBroek could attend a state school for the blind.
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In 1934, tenBroek graduated from the University of California with a degree in history.
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Jacobus tenBroek went on to earn a master's degree in political science and a Bachelor of Laws and Doctor of Juridical Science degree from University of California Berkeley School of Law.
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Jacobus tenBroek was on the California Law Review, was a member of the Order of the Coif, and earned a Brandeis Research Fellowship with Harvard University.
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Jacobus tenBroek was with the University of California at Berkeley for 25 years, from 1942 until his death.
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Jacobus tenBroek brought attention to the field of welfare and raised awareness to the deprived citizens in society.
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Jacobus tenBroek wrote scholarly material about the origins of the Thirteenth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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Jacobus tenBroek's writings affected much scholarship and attention around civil rights law and welfare rights law.
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Jacobus tenBroek later began organizing the International Federation of the Blind in 1964.
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Jacobus tenBroek stood for academic freedom and opposed the loyalty oath in the 1950s.
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Jacobus tenBroek explained in class when asked by a student why he was holding class that the high level of interest created by the demonstrations provided a good opportunity for learning.