Eric Williamson
Associate Director of Communications and Senior Writer
The University of Virginia School of Law is presenting an exhibit of 100 images featuring black Law School life as part of a cross-Grounds exhibit, “Everyday People.”
Curated by the Arthur J. Morris Law Library, the UVA Law exhibit will be viewable on the second floor of the Law Library throughout February, which is Black History Month.
The images include numerous candid and historical moments — spanning from UVA’s and UVA Law’s first black student, Gregory Swanson, to the students, alumni and faculty of the present.
“This is an important legacy for our institution to honor,” said Special Collections Librarian Randi Flaherty, who led the installation. “We are grateful to have a photo archive, which includes contributions from student groups like BLSA, that makes this exhibit possible.”
The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library will also host similar exhibits.
Gregory H. Swanson consults with Assistant Law Dean Charles Woltz after registration at UVA on Sept. 15, 1950. UVA Law Archives
John Merchant ’58, the first black student to graduate from the Law School, is pictured with fellow officers of the Barrister, the Law School’s yearbook at the time, in 1958. UVA Law Archives/Barrister
Registration for the Minority Pre-Law Conference in 1970 at Clark Hall. UVA Law Archives/Virginia Law Weekly
Linda Howard ’73, the first female and first black student to serve as Law School president, in 1972. Howard is this year’s graduation speaker. UVA Law Archives/Virginia Law Weekly
Reposted from the University of Virginia School of Law’s News and Media site.
