Aspiring Black attorney admitted to Maryland Bar 166 years after rejection due to his race baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Edward Garrison Draper's Maryland Bar acceptance a long time coming afro.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from afro.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Maryland’s Supreme Court is set to take a step toward rectifying the state’s racist past, recognizing that Edward Garrison Draper should have been the state’s first Black lawyer when he applied in 1857.
Edward Garrison Draper, prominent Black legal figure, to be posthumously admitted to Maryland state bar thegrio.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thegrio.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.