▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁over se as ▁as ▁a ▁tr uck ▁driver ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Theater ▁Operation . ▁Mr . ▁Lang ford ▁had ▁an ▁honor able ▁dis charge ▁from ▁the ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Lang ford ▁earned ▁his ▁law ▁degree ▁from ▁The ▁Catholic ▁University . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁University , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁Business ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁Gray , ▁Lang ford , ▁S app , ▁McG owan , ▁Gray ▁and ▁N ath anson . ▁ ▁C ases ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Lang ford ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁lawyer ▁who ▁represented ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ist ▁Rosa ▁Park s ▁subsequent ▁to ▁her ▁arrest ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁for ▁ref using ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁her ▁seat ▁to ▁a ▁white ▁man ▁on ▁a ▁Mont gom ery ▁bus . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁representing ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁black ▁legisl ators , ▁Mr . ▁Lang ford ▁helped ▁end ▁the ▁flying ▁of ▁a ▁Confeder ate ▁battle ▁flag ▁from ▁the ▁d ome ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁in ▁Mont gom ery . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁represented ▁Ar lam ▁Car r ▁in ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁Mont gom ery ’ s ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁des eg reg ation ▁of ▁the ▁city ’ s ▁public ▁schools . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁In ▁ 1