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On this day, the first African American sworn in as Supreme Court lawyer

by Sheldon Gilbert

On February 1, 1865—the same day President Lincoln signed sent the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery to the states—John…

On this day, the first African American sworn in as Supreme Court lawyer
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