Margaret A Burnham was born on December 28,1944 and is an American lawyer, University Distinguished Professor of Law at the Northeastern University School of Law, founder of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, and co-founder of the Burnham-Nobles Digital Archive.
10 Facts About Margaret Burnham
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Margaret Burnham is a Senate-confirmed nominee to be a member of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.
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Margaret Burnham earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Tougaloo College and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
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In 1970, Margaret Burnham worked with CPUSA lawyer John Abt to defend Angela Davis, her friend since childhood, and later wrote the foreword to Abt's memoir.
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On June 11,2021, President Joe Biden nominated Margaret Burnham to be a member of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.
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Margaret Burnham was officially confirmed by the entire Senate via voice vote on February 17,2022.
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Margaret Burnham has authored and coauthored numerous articles; and one book, By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow's Legal Executioners, which examines the history of racialized lethal violence during the Jim Crow era.
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Margaret Burnham's sister, Linda Burnham, is an activist and journalist.
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Margaret Burnham's brother, Charles Burnham, is a violinist and composer.
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Margaret Burnham is related to Forbes Burnham, the second president of Guyana.