Overview

• Ogletree mentored generations of Black lawyers, including Barack and Michelle Obama, at Harvard Law School.
• As a litigator, he defended high-profile clients like Tupac Shakur and Tulsa Race Massacre survivors.
• At Harvard, he created programs supporting Black students and expanded clinical training.
• He made key contributions to civil rights law and wrote a book critiquing the impact of Brown v. Board of Education.
• Ogletree passed away at his Maryland home at the age of 70.