D. A. Straker, 1887. Barbados-born politician, teacher and lawyer D. Augustus Straker was the first black lawyer to appear before the Michigan Supreme Court. He was Inspector of Customs at the port of Charleston, and was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons.
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