Hugh Macbeth Jr., Advocate of Japanese Americans, Dies at 100

NICHI BEI
BY GREG ROBINSON

Hugh Macbeth Jr, who died Sept. 14, 2019 at the age of 100, was an extraordinary figure, both in who he was and in what he represented. On a personal level, he was a distinguished lawyer and judge — a prime member of a generation of African Americans who achieved mainstream success, despite the formidable obstacles in their path. On a symbolic level, Hugh bore the historical legacy of the remarkable Macbeth family, and most notably that of the father whose name he shared.

For Japanese Americans, the name Macbeth stands as a title of particular honor, given the heroic support and friendship that Hugh Sr. provided the community, and that his son then carried on and extended. READ MORE