George Boyer Vashon
| George Boyer Vashon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1824 Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Died | Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
George Boyer Vashon (1824-1878) was an American scholar, poet and abolitionist. He was the first African-American graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio.[1] He was the first practicing African-American lawyer in the state of New York and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 2010,[2] 163 years after being denied the right to practice in the state due to his race, first in 1847 and again in 1868.[3]
Vashon High School in St. Louis, Missouri is named for Vashon and his son, John Boyer Vashon.
References
- ↑ Baumann, Roland M. (2010). Constructing Black Education at Oberlin College. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0821418871.
- ↑ "After 163 Years, African-American Legal Scholar and Abolitionist George B. Vashon to Be Admitted to Pennsylvania Bar". Duane Morris. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Blue, Christopher T. "Vashon, George B. (1824-1878)". BlackPast.org. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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