Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944

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


Author: J. Clay Smith Jr
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 01/01/1999
Pages: 760
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.22lbs
Size: 9.00h x 4.86w x 1.68d
ISBN: 9780812216851
About the Author
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.