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George Lewis Ruffin (December 16, 1834 – November 19, 1886) was an American barber, attorney, politician, and judge. In 1869, he graduated from Harvard Law School, the first African American to do so. He was also the first African American elected to the Boston City Council. [1]
Mar 25, 2022 · He was one of the first African Americans to be admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and he became the first African- American judge in Massachusetts. Mr. Ruffin was elected to the House of Representatives and served on the Common Council.
Jun 13, 2023 · George Lewis Ruffin. In 1869, George Lewis Ruffin became the first black person to graduate from Harvard Law School. He was also the first black person elected to serve on the Boston City Council and in the Massachusetts state legislature.
Feb 24, 2020 · In this video, Harvard Law School professors Annette Gordon-Reed ’84, Kenneth Mack ’91 and David Wilkins ’80 discuss four trailblazing African Americans who, in the years immediately following the Emancipation Proclamation, became the first black graduates of Harvard Law School: George Lewis Ruffin 1869, Archibald Grimke 1874, Clement ...
Monument to George and Josephine Ruffin. Mount Auburn Cemetery, 2021. Ruffin and other African American attorneys, author Mark Schneider notes, “played a special role within the emerging Black upper class, in that they necessarily interacted more with White society than other professionals. . . .
Nov 18, 2021 · Thanks to the generous support of its Fellows and donors, the MBF recently awarded a special grant of $20,000 to the Justice George Lewis Ruffin Society, affiliated with Northeastern University’s School of Criminal Justice and Criminology, for a new phase of its Long Road to Justice projects.
Feb 15, 2024 · George Lewis Ruffin From 1822-1909, the city legislature was bicameral, meaning it consisted of two bodies: the Board of Aldermen and the Common Council. The Board of Aldermen members were elected at-large and members of the larger Common Council were elected from wards of the city.
