Damon J. Keith (1922-2019)

Judge Damon J. Keith (wiki)

Damon J. Keith, both a maker of civil rights history (as a lawyer and 6th Circuit judge) and a preserver of civil rights history (through the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University), died this morning.  The Detroit Free Press's obituary is here.

Update: A message on Judge Keith's death by M. Roy Wilson, President, Wayne State University.