Black History All Year 2020 . Alexander then received a merit scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated with honors in three years while working evenings and weekends as a waiter. In 1920 he became the first black graduate of the Wharton School of Business and then enrolled in Harvard University Law School where he earned a J.D. degree in 1923 at the age of 26. Alexander returned to Philadelphia that same year and married his former University of Pennsylvania classmate, Sadie Tanner Mossell, who in 1927 became the first African American woman to earn a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and she was also the first national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. • Alexander gained lifelong acquaintances and friends at Harvard and parlayed the experience into a myriad of successes upon his return to Philadelphia. He and Sadie established the most successful black law firm in Philadelphia. In 1929 Alexander became president of the National Bar Association, a newly formed organization of African American attorneys across the United States. As head of the fledgling organization, Alexander encouraged black attorneys across the nation to become civil rights advocates and provided the legal direction that ultimately led the courts to move toward rendering more equitable decisions regarding blacks. • #Blackhistoryiseverywhere #blackattorney #blacklawyers #deltasigmatheta #philly #raymondalexander #universityofpennsylvania #whartonschoolofbusiness #thurgoodmarshall #valedictorian #blackandeducated #robotic #bwo (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJPvjOsFxiJ/?igshid=k15shkbjl7hx
