Clarence Clyde Ferguson Jr. (4 November 1924 – 21 December 1983) was a professor of law and a United States Ambassador to Uganda.
[2] Ferguson was the chief draftsman of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's statement on race in 1967 and is considered the "founding father" of affirmative action.
[1] He had an important role in the defence of human rights in Chile, influencing U.S's actions against Pinochet's crimes.
[5] He wrote books including Materials on Trial Presentations and Racism in American Education, and contributed to US Ratification of the Human Rights Treaties.
Although he was the son and grandson of African Methodist Episcopal ministers, he was not formally affiliated with any denomination.