DETROIT (Feb. 11, 2011) - I. India Geronimo has been named Director of the Damon J. Keith Law Collection of African American Legal History.

I. India Geronimo

Geronimo previously served as a law clerk to Judge Damon J. Keith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and more recently clerked for the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Previously, she clerked for the Honorable Robert L. Carter in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and was as an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union Racial Justice Program, where she was the Marvin M. Karpatkin Fellow. She has been involved in litigation and advocacy surrounding a variety of civil rights issues.

"I am pleased to welcome Ms. Geronimo to Wayne Law," said Wayne Law Dean Robert M. Ackerman. "Her legal expertise combined with her commitment to upholding Judge Keith's legacy will benefit the Wayne Law immeasurably." Geronimo will also be working with the Keith Center to develop programming around its "education as a civil right" initiative.

The Keith Collection, which houses exhibits such as Marching Toward Justice and Saluting a Giant, was created to meet the need for a central repository for the nation's African American legal history. The collection is dedicated to recording the history of African American lawyers and judges. It was firmly established upon the founding contribution of papers and records by Judge Keith.

Visit the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at keithcenter.wayne.edu.