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Informationen zum Autor J. Clay Smith, Jr. (1942-2018) was Professor of Law and Dean at the Howard University School of Law. He served as President of the Washington Bar Association, as National President of the Federal Bar Association, and was appointed by President Jimmy Carter U.S. Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, of which he later served as Acting Chairman under President Ronald Reagan. He is the author of Rebels in Law: Voices in History of Black Women Lawyers and editor of Supreme Justice: Speeches and Writings of Thurgood Marshall, the latter also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Klappentext " Emancipation is an important and impressive work; one cannot read it without being inspired by the legal acumen, creativity, and resiliency these pioneer lawyers displayed. . . . It should be read by everyone interested in understanding the road African-Americans have traveled and the challenges that lie ahead."-From the Foreword, by Justice Thurgood Marshall Zusammenfassung Intended for those interested in understanding the road African-Americans have traveled and the challenges that lie ahead. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword, by Justice Thurgood Marshall Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Black Students in White Law Schools and the Black Law Schools Chapter 2 New England: The Genesis of the Black Lawyer Chapter 3 The Atlantic States Chapter 4 The Southeastern States Chapter 5 The Southern States Chapter 6 The Southwestern States Chapter 7 The Northeastern States Chapter 8 The Northwestern States Chapter 9 The Pacific States Chapter 10 National White and Black Bar Groups and the State Black Bar Groups Appendix 1. The First Black Lawyers, 1844-1944 Appendix 2. U.S. Census: The Number of Lawyers in Each State/Territory by Race and Sex, 1850-1940 Bibliography Table of Cases Index
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J. Clay Smith, Jr. (1942-2018) was Professor of Law and Dean at the Howard University School of Law. He served as President of the Washington Bar Association, as National President of the Federal Bar Association, and was appointed by President Jimmy Carter U.S. Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, of which he later served as Acting Chairman under President Ronald Reagan. He is the author of Rebels in Law: Voices in History of Black Women Lawyers and editor of Supreme Justice: Speeches and Writings of Thurgood Marshall, the latter also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.
