_Black Americans: A statistical sourcebook_ (1998 edition) provides that
information for 1995. The source it cites is the US DOE, _Digest of
Education Statistics, 1997_, p.305, table 275. In 1995, 2699 blacks and
32,126 whites earned law degrees out of 39,349 total law degrees (counting
all races).
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Lynn E. Murray
Public Services Law Librarian
University of Mississippi Law Library
University, MS 38677
lmurray@olemiss.edu 601-232-6912
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On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Mark Durbin wrote:
> Good morning!
>
> I have been asked to find out two pieces of statistical
> information on black lawyers in the US; the percentage and the
> approximate number of them. Could anyone suggest a possible avenue for
> my search?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark Durbin
> Acquisitions Librarian
> John Marshall Law School
> 1422 W. Peachtree St. NW
> Atlanta, GA 30309
> (404) 872-3593 - x218
> durbinm@johnmarshall.edu
>
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