Robert Morris: The Black Lawyer and Abolitionist Who Fought Slavery and Defended Escaped Slaves in the US

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In the mid nineteenth century, when slavery still dominated much of the United States, a small number of Black professionals began using the law to fight the system. One of the most remarkable among them was Robert Morris, a Boston attorney who devoted his career to defending Africans who had escaped slavery and actively supporting […]
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