Mercer Law Honors First African-American Graduate | News
Students at Mercer Law School celebrated black history month Wednesday by holding a forum on on the state of civil rights in America.
The Black Law Students Association hosted the discussion with a group of lawyers and community leaders.
They included Isaiah Hugley, the first African American City Manager of Columbus, Georgia and Jerry Boykin, who was the first African American graduate of Mercer Law.
They each spoke about social injustices in America. Organizer Ashley Pruitt said that includes education and the criminal justice system.
"One of the main focuses of the BLSA chapter here in Macon and just nationally is diversity and we just wanted to have something that would provoke intellectual thought," said Pruitt.
Boykin also received a medal and award honoring him as the school's first African American graduate.
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