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BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History

Hugh Gaddy · Thursday, January 28th 2010 at 4:54PM · 133 views
Viotette N. Anderson


On January 29, 1926, Violette Neatly Anderson Became The First Black Woman To Practice Law Before The United States Supreme Court.


Anderson Graduated From The University Of Chicago Law School In 1920, When She Was Nearly 40 Years Old And She Was The First Black Woman To Practice Law In The State Of Illinois.

She Served On The Executive Board Of The Chicago Council Of Social Agencies And Was President Of The Friendly Big Sister's League Of Chicago.

She Was In Her Mid Fifties, When She Died In 1937.

"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.





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ROBINSON IRMA Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM

Gaddy, I would like to find out more about her...did she write any books, papers, ect.

Thanks(smile)

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