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Prince Albert Ewing
1849–1921
United States
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Biography
Prince Albert Ervin Ewing (1849–1921) was one of Tennessee's first Black lawyers, a pioneering African American attorney and civil rights advocate in Tennessee. Born into slavery, Ewing became one of the first Black lawyers in the state during a time of extreme racial segregation. His twin brother, Taylor G. Ewing, was also an influential civil rights lawyer.
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