Black History Fact Of The Day

Written By: Elsie Law - Jun• 22•15

Red, Black & Green Elsie Law LogoGreat uncle of poet/writer Langston Hughes, John Mercer Langston was the first Black man to become a lawyer in Ohio in 1854. John Mercer Langston was also one of the first African-Americans elected to public office in the United States. In 1855, he was elected as a town clerk in Ohio.

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