This collage shows Howard Law faculty (and civil rights powerhouses) William Hastie and James Nabrit Jr. (top); George E.C. Hayes (large oval); James Washington and Spottswood W. Robinson III (small ovals); Leon Ransom (bottom center); A. Mercer Daniel (above); and W. Robert Ming Jr. (lower right).

ID: 3872 ~ Source: Courtesy of Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University Archives
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This collage shows Howard Law faculty (and civil rights powerhouses) William Hastie and James Nabrit Jr. (top); George E.C. Hayes (large oval); James Washington and Spottswood W. Robinson III (small ovals); Leon Ransom (bottom center); A. Mercer Daniel (above); and W. Robert Ming Jr. (lower right).
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Education - Howard University Law School

Pauli Murray, who wrote these words, was the highest scoring student in the Howard University School of Law class of 1944. Although she faced discrimination as the only woman, she later recalled how important it felt to be part of what was happening…