Howard University School of Law

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graduate school historically Black law school law school

Howard University School of Law is a historically Black law school in Washington, D.C., renowned for its pivotal role in civil rights legal advocacy and the education of prominent African American lawyers and judges.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	graduate school → historically Black law school → law school →
accreditation	American Bar Association →
affiliation	Historically Black Colleges and Universities →
barPassageFocus	preparation for bar examination →
campusType	urban campus →
city	Washington, D.C. →
colors	blue → red →
country	USA → United States of America →
foundedBy	Howard University →
foundingYear	1869 →
hasDean	Danielle Holley-Walker →
hasStudentOrganization	Howard Human and Civil Rights Law Review → Howard Law Journal → Moot court program →
historicalSignificance	central institution in legal strategy against racial segregation in the United States →
knownFor	pivotal role in U.S. civil rights legal advocacy → producing prominent African American judges → training African American civil rights lawyers →
languageOfInstruction	English →
library	Howard University Law Library →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
memberOf	Association of American Law Schools →
mission	to provide legal education with an emphasis on civil rights and social justice →
motto	A Tradition of Excellence →
notableAlumnus	Charles Hamilton Houston → Douglas Wilder → Pauli Murray → Spottswood Robinson III → Thurgood Marshall → Vernon Jordan → William Hastie →
offersDegree	Juris Doctor → Master of Laws →
offersProgram	civil rights law program → clinical legal education → public interest law program →
parentOrganization	Howard University →
partOf	Howard University →
regionServed	United States →
religiousAffiliation	nonsectarian →
specializesIn	civil rights law → social justice law →
state	District of Columbia →
type	private law school →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Letitia James → Thurgood Marshall →	educatedAt
Howard University →	hasSchool