Federal jurist overcame major obstacles, became an inspiration

US District Court Judge Reginald C. Lindsay, who rose from a childhood in segregated Alabama to become the second black man appointed to the federal bench in Massachusetts and an inspiration to the poor and people with disabilities, died Thursday after a long illness. (Full article: 1091 words)

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