Phillips was the first Black woman to graduate from the UW-Madison School of Law and first African American, as well as the first woman, to become a Wisconsin judge.
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'A giant': Late Wisconsin civil rights leader Vel Phillips honored at Milwaukee ceremony wpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.