Emory Tate

Emory Andrew Tate II (December 27, 1958 – October 17, 2015) was an American chess player. His son is Emory Andrew Tate III.
Biography.
Tate II was born in Chicago to Emory Andrew Tate I, an attorney and soldier of the United States army.
Legacy.
The American black grandmaster Maurice Ashley termed Tate "a trailblazer for African-American chess".