Law class of 1879 on steps of Old Capitol, The University of Iowa, 1879

Sperry (Iowa City, Iowa)

University of Iowa. Libraries. University Archives

Photograph includes Alexander G. Clark Jr. (7th from left, back row). His father, Alexander Clark Sr. was denied entrance to the University of Iowa's law school. He fought to get his son, Alexander G. Clark Jr., admitted. In 1879 Alexander G. Clark Jr. became the first Black person to graduate from that school. The senior Clark became the second Black University of Iowa law graduate in 1884, graduating eighth in a class of 80. Later, father and son practiced in Iowa and Illinois.

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Clark, Alexander G., Sr.
Clark, Alexander G., Jr.

University of Iowa
Old Capitol (Iowa City, Iowa)
University of Iowa. College of Law

1870-1880

United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City

Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs, 1866-2000

http://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/3/resources/1164

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21 × 25 cm

Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C @ 300 ppi. Master image saved in TIFF format.

2010-06-24

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