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John Mercer Langston<br>Minister to Hayti
Photographer: Library of Congress
Caption: John Mercer Langston
Minister to Hayti

Additional Description: “John Mercer Langston (December 14, 1829 – November 15, 1897) was an abolitionist, attorney, educator, activist, diplomat, and politician in the United States. An African American, he became the first dean of the law school at Howard University and helped create the department. He was the first president of what is now Virginia State University, a historically black college.” -- Wikipedia
from ‘Distinguished Colored Men’ by A. Muller & Co., c1883.

Submitted: March 12, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p419063
File Size: 0.551 Megabytes

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