History
The legal department at Howard University opened on January 6, 1869. The founders of Howard Law recognized “a great need to train lawyers who would have a strong commitment to helping black Americans secure and protect their newly established rights” during the country’s tumultuous Reconstruction era. The year the legal department was opened, the school declared a nondiscriminatory admissions policy. It was the first school to declare such a policy and Howard admitted white male and female students along with black students from its opening. In the 20th century, it became not only a school, but also the embodiment of legal activism. It emerged as a "clinic" on justice and injustice in America, as well as a clearinghouse for information on the civil rights struggle.
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