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"153 years later, a wrong is made right"

"153 years later, a wrong is made right": Today's edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contains an article that begins, "The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Tuesday admitted George Boyer Vashon to the practice of law 153 years after Allegheny County officials turned him down because of his race."

And The Associated Press reports that "Black lawyer rejected for Pa. bar in 1847 admitted."

You can access yesterday's order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania at this link.

Full post as published by How Appealing on May 05, 2010 (boomark / email).