Samuel R.Lowery became the first Black lawyer to actually argue a case before the Supreme Court on this date in 1866. One year and day earlier, John S.Rock was the first Black admitted to practice before the Court.
Samuel R. Lowery became the first black lawyer to actually argue a case before the Supreme Court on Febuary 2, 1866. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In 1848, Samuel became a Christian Church minister. Later, in December of 1856. his life and the lives of local free blacks were drastically changed, because the debate over slavery during the 1856 […]
