In a time when it was rare for African American women to work as "professionals...
In a time when it was rare for African American women to work as "professionals," Lena Smith tackled a multitude of careers. Finally settling on law as her field of choice, Smith became the first African American woman licensed to practice law in Minnesota and among the first dozen in the entire nation. A tireless advocate for Civil Rights, Smith emerged as one of the most potent and unique...
AIR DATE 9/22/04
Twelve stories of men and women who came to Minnesota to make a home and a difference, including fur trader George Bonga and the state’s first black woman lawyer, Lena Smith.
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