>>> Item number 709, dated 94/07/08 12:22:06 -- ALL
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 12:22:06 -0700 Reply-To: Legal History discussion list <H-LAW@UICVM.BITNET> Sender: Legal History discussion list <H-LAW@UICVM.BITNET> From: Elizabeth Brandt <ebrandt@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu> Subject: Charles W. Chesnutt as lawyer (fwd)
Biographies have it that African-American author Charles W. Chesnutt studied for and passed the bar in Ohio in the mid-1880s. It seems that he never practiced law but established a successful court reporting business. Can anyone comment on or guide me to materials that reflect on the practices of African-American lawyers in the 19th century? How typical was Chesnutt's course of action? What was court reporting in the last quarter of the 19th century?
Chris Suggs jcsjj@cunyvm.cuny.edu
>>> Item number 712, dated 94/07/11 09:18:09 -- ALL
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 09:18:09 -0700 Reply-To: Legal History discussion list <H-LAW@UICVM.BITNET> Sender: Legal History discussion list <H-LAW@UICVM.BITNET> From: Elizabeth Brandt <ebrandt@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu> Subject: Re: Charles W. Chesnutt as lawyer (fwd)
On African-American lawyers during the nineteenth century you might want to consult J. Clay Smith's recent book, Emancipation (U. of Pa. Press), which traces the rise of the African-American bar.
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Jonathan L. Entin
Professor of Law
Case Western Reserve University
jle@po.cwru.edu (Internet)