North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers
Our Able Attorney
Clip: Episode 1 | 10m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Fredrick McGhee was Minnesota's first black lawyer. His good looks, articulate speech...
Fredrick McGhee was Minnesota's first black lawyer. His good looks, articulate speech and winning record were irresistible to the mainstream press, and his popularity gave him the connections and money he needed to finance work in politics and activism. McGhee did both with great skill, becoming co-founder of the Niagara Movement, an important predecessor to the National Association for the...
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North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers is a local public television program presented by Minnesota PBS
North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers
Our Able Attorney
Clip: Episode 1 | 10m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Fredrick McGhee was Minnesota's first black lawyer. His good looks, articulate speech and winning record were irresistible to the mainstream press, and his popularity gave him the connections and money he needed to finance work in politics and activism. McGhee did both with great skill, becoming co-founder of the Niagara Movement, an important predecessor to the National Association for the...
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