Title

J. C. Mathews, 1887. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

J. C. Mathews, 1887. African-American attorney and judge James Campbell Matthews was the first black law school graduate in New York. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A03_270

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27,1Mb (1,1Mb) / 8,9in x 11,8in / 2670 x 3542 (300dpi)

Keywords

people black male library man men country law guy color location century judge moustache first lawyer lawyers concept African American African-American B&W mustache facial hair afro-american public library attorney United States of America Colour rights 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black human rights New York Public Library nineteenth century NYPL heritage American America USA equal rights portrait united states Unknown Simmons Matthews Cleveland cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art portraits 19th-century William J. Schomburg Center for Research Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture G. M. Rewell & Co. G. M. Rewell & Company Rewell. G. M. & Co. & Company William J. Simmons O. Cleveland O. James Campbell Matthews James Campbell