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MARCH 7, 2001

President Bush on Tuesday nominated African-American civil rights lawyer Ralph F. Boyd Jr. to head up the Department of Justice's civil rights division.

The move is seen as a way for controversial Attorney General John Ashcroft to reach out to African-Americans. Two other African-Americans have been nominated as deputy attorney general and head of the antitrust division.

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Ashcroft Taps Boston Lawyer To Head Civil Rights Unit (AP 3/6)

Relevant Links:
Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice - http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/crt-home.html