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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. Ruffin was elected in 1870 to the Massachusetts Legislature.
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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]
Jan 19, 2007 · George Lewis Ruffin. Photo by Melvin Robbins, Courtesy Harvard Law Library. George Lewis Ruffin was born December 16, 1834 in Richmond, Virginia, the son of free Blacks. He was educated in Boston, Massachusetts and soon became a force in the city’s civic leadership.
George Lewis Ruffin 1834–1886. Lawyer, judge. George Lewis Ruffin graduated Harvard Law School just four years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. As the first African American graduate of Harvard Law School, Ruffin surmounted the same academic challenges as every student.
Sep 30, 2011 · Harvard Law School was founded with a bequest from Isaac Royall, a brutal slave owner. Two centuries later, the first black President of the U.S. and first black First Lady are HLS alumni.
Mar 22, 2022 · Wilkins started his talk with George Lewis Ruffin LL.B. 1869, the first African American to graduate from Harvard Law School, four years after the Civil War, and the first Black person to receive a formal legal education in the United States.
Ruffin was elected as the first man of African descent to the Boston City Council, where he served two terms, 1875–1876 and 1876–1877. He was the first African American to hold...
Ruffin hated the institution of slavery and took a very active part in the Abolitionist movement. He was an eloquent speaker, and was of much help to the Aboli tionists because of this talent and his fervent interest in the cause. In 1870-1871, white and colored voters who knew Mr. Ruffin and who had been impressed with his ability
