Paul B. Zuber (December 20, 1926 – March 6, 1987[1]) was a civil rights attorney who fought against inferior schools for African Americans in New York City's Harlem neighborhood in 1958 and against segregated schools in New York State, New Jersey, and Chicago during the 1960s.
[5] He was active in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and served as Housing Chairman of its New York State Conference but resigned in a dispute after alleging he was prevented from publicly criticizing policies at the organization.
In 1964 he sued to nullify Barry Goldwater's nomination as nominee of the Republican Party in the presidential election.
He worked alongside RPI associate professor of environmental engineering Dr. Hassen El Bardoudi in Cohoes and Lansingburgh.
[8] He sought to oppose the ivory tower view of higher education and show that RPI was available for finding solutions to community issues.