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- Birth nameDerrick Albert Bell Jr.
- Derrick Bell was born on November 6, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for Cosmic Slop (1994) and National Visionary Leadership Project (2009). He was married to Janet Dewart and Jewel Hairston. He died on October 5, 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesJanet Dewart(? - October 5, 2011) (his death)Jewel Hairston(? - 1990) (her death, 3 children)
- Former students included Barack Obama.
- Was the first tenured black professor at Harvard Law School and later the first black dean of a law school that is not historically black.
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