State Judges

Not Allowed To Be A U.S. Citizen, But Still An American Judge

Perfect trivia question to begin Black History Month.

Macon B. Allen

In 1848, Macon Bolling Allen, though not allowed to be a citizen of the United States at the time, became the first African-American judge when he qualified as a justice of the peace in what state?

Hint: After the Civil War, Allen moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and was elected as a probate judge there.

See the answer on the next page.

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