<P> Carter soon established a career in both law and international politics . In 1935 Carter became the first black woman assistant district attorney in the state of New York . As an assistant DA, Carter put together a massive prostitution racketeering case that led eventually to Mafia boss Lucky Luciano . Carter convinced New York District Attorney Thomas Dewey to personally prosecute the case . Luciano was convicted and served ten years, and then was deported . The case generated national fame for Dewey, which he rode to election as the governor of New York . He also made two unsuccessful runs for the White House, one against President Harry S. Truman . Dewey benefited from Carter's prosecutorial skills, and had genuine respect for her . She frequently accompanied him to political events in Harlem and elsewhere, and reporters noted that she offered him advice . ("Judge Paige," 6) </P> <P> Active in the Pan-African Congress in the 1920s, Carter later became active in the United Nations, serving on committees that advocated improving the status of women ("Eunice Carter," 14). In addition to her work for the UN, she also served on the Executive Committee of the International Council of Women, an organization with representatives from 37 countries . ("U.S. Women's Unit," 9) Additionally, she served on the board of the Y.W.C.A. (Gray, 2007, n.p.) </P> <P> Hunton married Lisle Carter, Sr., who was one of the first African - American dentists in New York . They lived for many years in Harlem, Manhattan . The couple's only child, Lisle Carter, Jr., graduated from college and law school . He practiced law and later worked in the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson presidential administrations as a political appointee . </P>

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