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Alice Green is an American political activist, living in Albany, New York. She is perhaps most notable for her campaigns for political office for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1998,〔"UAlbany acquires Alice Green papers," ''The Business Review (Albany)'', August 19, 2002, found at (''The Business Review (Albany)'' website ). Retrieved March 5, 2009.〕 and for Mayor of Albany in 2005.〔(New York state Greens website ). Retrieved March 5, 2009.〕 Green has been the Executive Director of The Center for Law and Justice, a not-for-profit community organization for many years.〔(Times Union communities website ). Retrieved March 5, 2009.〕〔(Center For Law and Justice, Inc. website About Us page ). Retrieved March 5, 2009.〕 Her activism against racism and on issues of criminal justice has made her notable as well. ==Early life, education and early career== Green was born in a small town in the Adirondacks area of Upstate New York,〔(adirondackalmanack.com website ). Retrieved March 5, 2009.〕 in the mid-1940s. Green earned several degrees from SUNY Albany (now U. at Albany). These include a bachelor's in African-American studies, master's degrees in education, social welfare and criminal justice, and a doctorate in criminal justice.〔 She worked as a secondary school teacher, a social worker, and as the Executive Director of the Trinity Institution (as of March 2009, the Trinity Alliance for the Capital Region).〔 Starting in the 1960s, Green's activism gained much local publicity, especially in her role as chair of the NAACP Legal Redress Committee.〔(Library at U Albany website, series on Alice Green ). Retrieved March 5, 2009.〕 She was Legislative Director for the New York Civil Liberties Union in the 1980s.〔 In 1984, Green founded the Center For Law and Justice, Inc., after the police shooting of Jessie Davis, an African-American youth in Albany.〔(Center For Law and Justice website annual report page, section on history ). Retrieved March 5, 2009.〕 In 1985, Governor Mario Cuomo appointed her as a member of the Citizens Policy and Complaint Review Council of New York State Commission on Corrections.〔〔 In 1986, Cuomo also appointed her as Deputy Commissioner for New York State Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives.〔 Green organized "much-publicized protests at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events hosted by Governor Pataki from 1995 through 1999."〔 She briefly attended Albany Law School, in 1990, but did not complete her law degree. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alice Green」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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