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\nRobert Morris Sr. was the second African-American to be sworn into the Massachusetts bar, but the first to practice actively. Born in Salem, Massachusetts on June 8, 1823, he received formal education at Master Dodge’s School in Salem....\nRobert Morris Sr. was the second African-American to be sworn into the Massachusetts bar, but the first to practice actively. Born in Salem, Massachusetts on June 8, 1823, he received formal education at Master Dodge’s School in Salem. He then became the student of abolitionist and lawyer, Ellis Gray Loring. ⁠
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He was admitted to the bar in 1847 and shortly afterward, Morris became the first Black lawyer to file a lawsuit on behalf of a client in the history of the nation. He was the first Black lawyer in the U.S. to win a lawsuit in 1847 and the first to argue before an appellate court in America. He became the first African American to hold a judicial office.
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\nThe Black History Buff\n\n
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2022
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