166 years after being denied because of his race, Edward Garrison Draper joins the Md. bar thedailyrecord.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedailyrecord.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.
A Baltimore judge declared that Draper, who should have been the state’s first Black attorney when he applied in 1857, […] The post Edward Garrison Draper, prominent Black legal figure, to be posthumously admitted to Maryland state bar appeared first on TheGrio.
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.