Clay Smith, Jr. (1942-2018) was Professor of Law and Dean at the Howard University School of Law. He served as President of the Washington Bar Association, as National President of the Federal Bar Association, and was appointed by President Jimmy Carter . Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, of which he later served as Acting Chairman under President Ronald Reagan

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Clay Smith, J. is Professor of Law and formerly Dean at the Howard University School of Law. He has served as President of the Washington Bar Association, as National President of the Federal Bar Association, and was appointed by President Jimmy Carter . Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, of which he later served as Acting Chairman under President Ronald Reagan.

In a sense, J. Clay Smith's Emancipation:The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-19442 confirms Derrick Bell's thesis that racial injustice is permanent, or put differently, that racial equality is elusive. For Smith's book demonstrates that notwithstanding the "herculean efforts" of the early black lawyers, they never managed to fundamentally change the status of "black America"; their efforts, more often than not, translated into "temporary peaks of progress

It should be read by everyone interested in understanding the road African-Americans have traveled and the challenges that lie ahead.

Emancipation The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944 J. Clay Smith, J. Emancipation contains a wealth of information previously unknown even to those who consider themselves well-informed about African-American history. It should be read by everyone interested in understanding the road African-Americans have traveled and the challenges that lie ahead. -From the Foreword, by Justice Thurgood Marshall J. Other legal historians and biographers must take Smith's work as a starting point for gauging the impact Black lawyers and institutions have had upon the evolution of the American legal profession. -Black Issues in Higher Education "The sheer quantity of information contained in Emancipation is overwhelming; the impact of page after page of data, stories and lives, and. the thousands of detailed, extensive footnotes and documentation is simply overpowering. It is a monumental achievement.

Emancipation The Making of the Black Lawyer,.

Smith, J. J. Clay; Marshall, Thurgood (1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. a b Flagg, Curtis Shaw (February 10, 2012). 10 people to know during black history month". "Macon Bolling Allen".

3. Description this book Winner of the W. E. B. Du Bois Book Award of the National Conference of Black Political ion is an important and impressive work; one cannot read it without being inspired by the legal acumen, creativity, and resiliency these pioneer lawyers displayed. Description this book Emancipation Intended for those interested in understanding the road African- Americans have traveled and the challenges that lie ahead

3. Description this book Emancipation Intended for those interested in understanding the road African- Americans have traveled and the challenges that lie ahead.