Herbert H. Henderson (June 23, 1929 – October 16, 2007)[1] was an American attorney and civil rights activist from Huntington, West Virginia.
[2][3] He was also president of the West Virginia National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for 20 years.
[5][6] He earned a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1958, where he was the first black student to graduate.
[4] Henderson founded a law practice in Huntington after graduating from George Washington University.
[4] He was president of the West Virginia National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for 20 years, from 1966 to 1986.