Professor Derrick Bell BLSA 1976 1980s In 1982, Annette Gordon became the first African American woman to serve as editor on the . Professor Annette Gordon Reed The Harvard Blackletter Law Journal was founded in 1983. Beginning in February 1983, the Third World Coalition sponsored an alternative class entitled “Racism and American Law.” The class was taught by W. Hayward Burns.

The Third World Coalition • ”Racism & The Law” • 1983 Yearbook Photo of Loretta Lynch

Class of 1984 Attorney General of the United States Appointed, November 8, 2014 Sworn Into Office, April 27, 2015 The Honorable Loretta G. Lynch BLSA 1985 1990s BLSA 1990 Professor Charles Ogletree 1991 1988 became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990. Barack Obama became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990. In 1992, Reginald Lewis donated $3 million to , the largest grant at the time in the Law School’s history. In gratitude, the Law School renamed its International Law Center the Reginald F. Lewis International Law Center, the first major facility at Harvard Law School named in honor of an African American.

Reginald Lewis (J.D. 1968) Reginald Lewis (J.D. 1968) In 1998, Lani Guinier became the first Black woman appointed to a tenured professorship at Harvard Law School.

Professor Lani Guinier Professor Lani Guinier Professor Lani Guinier 2000s Celebration of Black Alumni − 2000 In 2000, Conrad Harper became the first African American to serve as a member of the Harvard Corporation, the highest governing body of .

Conrad Harper (J.D. 1965) In 2005, Conrad Harper resigned from the Harvard Corporation in protest over the leadership and excessive salary of then-President Lawrence Summers.

Conrad Harper (J.D. 1965) BLSA 2002 Celebration of Black Alumni − 2005 On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama became the First African American President of the United States. 2012 2012 Celebration of Black Alumni − 2011 BLSA 2008 2010 to Present

On March 14, 2016, the Harvard Corporation approved the recommendation of the Harvard Law School Shield Committee to retire the HLS shield.

Reclaim 1936 Harvard Law School 2016 2016 − A symbol of injustice falls. A symbol of injustice falls. Retiring the Shield “We cannot choose our history but we can choose that for which we stand. Above all, we rededicate ourselves to the hard work of eradicating not just symbols of injustice but injustice itself.”

Dean Martha Minow (March 14, 2016) A Special Thank You to Everyone Who Helped to Create Our “Visual Celebration” of HLS Alumni! Visual Arts Committee Alumni Relations Office Karen Suber, Class of 2006, Co-Chair Karen Chance Mercurius, Director Julieanna Richardson, Class of 1980, Co-Chair Sarah Bordeleau Elizabeth Carlson, Class of 2017 Tom Greene Kezmen Clifton, Class of 2017 Ute Lutjens Brandon Hill, Class of 2018 Jackie Martocchio Corinne Irish, Class of 2004 Peter Mumma Victor Kwansa, Class of 2011 Susan Whelihan Amos Jones, Class of 2006 HLS Historical & Special Collections Amanda Lamothe-Cadet, Class of 2018 Lesley Schoenfeld Berta Matos, Class of 2006 John Matthews III, Class of 2007 HLS Communications Courtney Robinson, Class of 2018 Lorin Granger Nina Simmons, Class of 1995 Linda Grant Jillian Simons, Class of 2018 Emily Newburger Kristin Turner, Class of 2017 Julie Vakoc Tyra Walker, Class of 2018 Brandie Weddle, Class of 2006 Charles Warren Visiting Professor David White, Class of 2017 of American Legal History Abraham Williamson, Class of 2018 Daniel R. Coquillette

A Special Thank You to Everyone Who Helped to Create Our “Visual Celebration” of HLS Alumni!