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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American education > collegiate education > law schools
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American education > collegiate education > law schools
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American education > graduate and professional education > law schools
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American education > graduate and professional education > law schools

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law schools  

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  • In 1869, George Lewis Ruffin became the first African American to graduate from Harvard University Law School. He went on to become the first African American appointed to the Massachusetts judiciary. [Source: Encyclopedia of African American Education; Law Schools]

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