Retired U.S. Judge Sam Pointer, 73; Faced Threats in Integration Cases

Retired U.S. District Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr., who served nearly 30 years on the federal bench in Alabama and endured death threats for his school integration rulings in Birmingham, has died. He was 73.

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