Since J. Clay Smith’s publication of Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, it has been taken as gospel that Boston resident Macon Allen in 1844 became was the first African-American admitted to the bar to practice law in the United States. Recently, as part … Continue reading From the Slave Quarters to the Courtroom: The Story of the First African American Attorney in the United States
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