TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 2, 2022

In honor of Black History Month, the ABA Journal is recognizing 14 groundbreaking Black lawyers. The magazine says the attorneys selected were pioneers in their fields, using their law degrees to make history in courtrooms, legislatures and even newsrooms. Learn more about such trailblazing lawyers as Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Fred Gray, Barbara Jordan, Thurgood Marshall, Clarence Thomas and Barack Obama.