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Our Able Attorney

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Fredrick McGhee was Minnesota's first black lawyer. His good looks, articulate speech...

Fredrick McGhee was Minnesota's first black lawyer. His good looks, articulate speech and winning record were irresistible to the mainstream press, and his popularity gave him the connections and money he needed to finance work in politics and activism. McGhee did both with great skill, becoming co-founder of the Niagara Movement, an important predecessor to the National Association for the...

AIR DATE 9/22/04

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