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A Native American Leader Who Enlisted in the Union Army Has Been Posthumously Admitted to the New York Bar After 176 Years
Ely S. Parker was denied bar admission due to citizenship laws but is now recognized for his legal skills, Civil War service, and advocacy for Seneca rights.
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Why it took Seneca leader and Civil War general Ely S. Parker 176 years to be admitted to the NY bar
Ely S. Parker, a Tonawanda Seneca from western New York, never took no for an answer. At the start of the Civil War, Parker’s offer to enlist was rejected outright by another New Yorker, Secretary of State William H. Seward, who – according to historians – told the Seneca leader the war dividing…
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