Friday, November 25, 2016

Trailblazers in Black History: John Stewart Rock

 
John Stewart Rock was an American teacher, doctor, dentist, lawyer and abolitionist, historically associated with the coining of the term "black is beautiful" (thought to have originated from a speech he made in 1858, however historical records now indicate he never actually used the specific phrase on that day).

Rock was one of the first African-American men to earn a medical degree. In addition, he was the first Black person to be admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. 

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