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January 29, 1926 · Law & Civic Leadership

Admitted to the Nation’s Highest Bar

The Supreme Court admitted Chicago attorney Violette N. Anderson to practice before the Court—the first Black woman to join its bar.

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Then

Race and sex sharply constrained who could enter the legal profession and its highest institutions.

Now

Anderson’s admission remains a landmark in the history of Black women in American law.

Next

Access to a bar is an opening; equal opportunity to build a career and shape the law is the larger work.

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