Civil War general and Seneca leader Ely Samuel Parker posthumously admitted to New York State Bar

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ely Samuel Parker, a Seneca leader and Civil War officer who served in President Ulysses S. Grant’s ...
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Civil War general becomes first Native American posthumously admitted as a lawyer in the US

In the 1840s, Parker was denied admission to the New York State bar, despite meeting all the requirements and training to become a lawyer, simply because Native Americans were not recognized as ...