Shad Polier
Isadore "Shad" Polier (March 18, 1906 – June 30, 1976) was an American lawyer and civic leader who fought racial and religious discrimination in employment, education, and law enforcement. Early life and education On March 18, 1906, Isadore Polier was born to a Jewish family in Aiken, South Carolina. In 1926, he obtained a bachelor's degree with distinction from the University of South Carolina. In 1929, he obtained a law degree from Harvard Law School, and, in 1931, a masters of law degree. At Harvard, he studied under Felix Frankfurter. He passed the New York Bar exam in 1930. Career Polier began to champion civil rights causes in response to lynchings in the South, starting in his hometown. In 1931, Polier prepared legal briefs on behalf of the Scottsboro Boys. That case led him to join the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); he served on the Executive Committee of the NAACP's Legal Defense and Educational Fund for thirty years. At its inception in 1931, he served as executive director of the International Juridical Association, with secretary Carol Weiss King, and Joseph Kover, editor of its monthly bulletin. He met his future wife, Justine Polier, through IJA