No African-American Lawyers Allowed: The Inefficient Racism of the ABA's Accreditation of Law Schools.

Shepherd, George B.

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ERIC Number: EJ673229

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Publication Date: 2003

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No African-American Lawyers Allowed: The Inefficient Racism of the ABA's Accreditation of Law Schools.

Shepherd, George B.

Journal of Legal Education, v53 n1 p103-56 Mar 2003

Focuses on a major barrier to the full entry of blacks into the legal profession: the elaborate system of the American Bar Association (ABA) for accreditation of law schools. Discusses the academic racism and financial racism of the ABA accreditation system. (SLD)

Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Black Students, Equal Education, Law Schools, Law Students, Legal Education (Professions), Racial Discrimination

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Language: English

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