Macon Bolling Allen was a free black man from Indiana who was the first black lawyer in America. Historic reports indicate he was actually born Allen Macon Bolling and changed his name after he was granted citizenship years later. CONTINUE....
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Little-Known Black History Fact: Macon Bolling Allen
Macon Bolling Allen was a free black man from Indiana who was the first black lawyer in America. Historic reports indicate he was actually born Allen Macon Bolling and changed his name after he was granted citizenship years later. CONTINUE....
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