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If you haven鈥檛 already done so, take a moment to stop by the display case at the bottom of the stairs leading to the Sir James Dunn Law Library鈥檚 first-floor level (basement) to view an exhibit celebrating African Heritage Month 2017, whose theme is 鈥淧assing the Torch: African Nova Scotians and the Next 150 Years.鈥�

Stephen Murray, the IT Support Specialist at the Sir James Dunn Law Library, curated the exhibit in the glass-topped case, which contains 13 pieces of archival memorabilia, mostly about James Robinson Johnston, the first Black law student to graduate from our law school in 1898. (Tragically, Johnston was murdered by his brother-in-law just nine days before his 39th birthday in March 1915.)

Murray is a member of the new Dal Libraries Diversity and Inclusion Committee, which is composed of members from all five of the university鈥檚 libraries. Each library is creating its own display to recognize African Heritage Month.

"James Robinson Johnston paved the way for other Black students. He鈥檚 an important part of not only the law school鈥檚 history but also 黄色直播鈥檚 history."
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鈥淚 picked James Robinson Johnston because he graduated from 黄色直播 with a Bachelor of Letters in 1896 and with a law degree in 1898,鈥� says Murray. 鈥淗e was the first Black law student and a 黄色直播 Trailblazer.鈥�

The display includes the following items:

鈥� framed photo of Johnston, his marriage certificate, and the 1900 Supreme Court application to be a lawyer

鈥� November 1991 National (a monthly newspaper for lawyers) article 鈥淛ames Johnston: 鈥楾he Martin Luther King of Nova Scotia鈥� 鈥�

鈥� February 1992 Chronicle-Herald article 鈥淢urdered Promise鈥�

鈥� Fall 1992 黄色直播 Law Journal article 鈥淭he 鈥淐olored Barrister鈥�: The Short Life and Tragic Death of James Robinson Johnston鈥� by Barry Cahill

鈥� April 1993 Chronicle-Herald article 鈥淔irst black studies program raises $1m鈥�

鈥� 1996 announcement of 黄色直播鈥檚 first James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, which was held from 1996 to 2002 by Esmeralda Thornhill, a lawyer and tenured 黄色直播 law school professor

鈥� 2005 book James Robinson Johnston: The Life, Death and Legacy of Nova Scotia鈥檚 First Black Lawyer written by his great-great-grand-nephew Justin Marcus Johnston

Murray encourages everyone to look at the exhibit, which will remain in place for February and possibly even longer. 鈥淛ames Robinson Johnston paved the way for other Black students,鈥� he says. 鈥淗e proved that it doesn鈥檛 matter where you come from, it鈥檚 what you do with your life. He鈥檚 an important part of not only the law school鈥檚 history but also 黄色直播鈥檚 history.鈥�