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4. K & R

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 11:46 AM

Feb 2019

One of my great aunts was the second female black lawyer in a particular state.
She had a fascinating life.

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Black history month: John Mercer Langston was the first black man to become a lawyer [View all] marble falls Feb 2019 OP

Good to know! Glad you posted this. MLAA Feb 2019 #1

I will watch for your posts. MLAA Feb 2019 #3

His photo... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #19

Way cool. marble falls Feb 2019 #20

K & R malaise Feb 2019 #4

Good one malaise Feb 2019 #6

I can still conjugate those damned malaise Feb 2019 #8

amo, amare, amasui marble falls Feb 2019 #10

Funny how we all conjugate the same verb malaise Feb 2019 #12

Chapter one, Page one. marble falls Feb 2019 #13

The first African American graduate from my high school became a lawyer Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #9

I am amazed how these two stories come into contact. marble falls Feb 2019 #11

The Harlem Renaissance was a big fucking deal Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #16

It is where we merge as a people malaise Feb 2019 #18

One could make the argument music made an even bigger impact Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #21

No doubt the music was the biggest factor malaise Feb 2019 #22

WHen I read the OP I wondered if Langston Hughes was named after him malaise Feb 2019 #14

He is his great-uncle oberliner Feb 2019 #15

That is clearly stated in the OP malaise Feb 2019 #17

''America's first Black Lawyer, Macon B. Allen'' (?) Donkees Feb 2019 #23