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Nathaniel S. Colley Sr. High School will honor the first Black attorney in Sacramento to open a law firm. Author: Chris Thomas Updated: 7:02 AM PST February 18, 2021
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. Nathaniel Colley, the first Black attorney in Sacramento to open a law firm, will soon have the honor of having a school named after him as construction is underway in Sacramento County.
The school could open as early as this summer.
The Sacramento City Council also recently unanimously adopted an ordinance placing Colley s midtown office on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources.