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National Bar Association
Seattle Westin Hotel - Aug. 7-8, 1983
Seattle, Washington

History of the NBA

During the first quarter of the twentieth century twelve Black Americans, with a mutual interest in and dedication to justice and civil rights, helped to structure the struggle of the Black race in America. The National Bar Association, formally organized in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 1, 1925, was conceived by such legal pioneers as George H. Woodson, S. Joe Brown, Gertrude E. Rush, James B. Morris, Charles P. Howard, Sr., Wendell E. Green, C. Francis Stradford, Jesse N. Baker, William H. Haynes, George C. Adams, Charles H. Calloway and L. Amasa Knox.

The purpose of the National Bar Association is "to advance the science of jurisprudence, uphold the honor of the legal profession, promote social intercourse among the members of the bar, and protect the civil and political rights of all citizens of the several states of the United States."

When the NBA was organized in 1925, there were fewer than 1,000 Black lawyers in this nation, and at that time only one of every 85 Blacks belonged to the Association. By 1945 there were approxiamtely [[approximately]] 250 dues-paying members—nearly 25 percent of the Black members of the bar. During the past 54 years the NBA has grown enormously in size and influence. Our network of over 8,000 lawyers, jurists, scholars and students have made great strides, but we still have a long way to go. By becoming an NBA member today...

—Your goals will be our goals

—Your interestswill [[interests will]] be our intrests [[interests]]

—Your struggle will be our struggle

We need your support—Join today!

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[[caption]] Arnette R. Hubbard [[/caption]]

Arnette R. Hubbard
President

Warren Hope Dawson President-Elect

Vince M. Townsend Vice President

Harrison Gregg, Jr. Vice President

Walter L. Sutton, Jr. Secretary

Frank Seales, Jr. Vice President

Arthenia L. Joyner Treasurer

Dwight Tillery Vice President

John L. Crump Executive Director

NBA Calendar of Events

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Event | Date | Place 

Budget Committee Mtg. | December 11, 1981 | Washington, DC
Executive Comm. Mtg | December 12, 1981 | Washington, DC
Staff Xmas Reception | December 17, 1981 | Washington, DC
Board of Governors and Judicial Council Mtg. | January 28-31, 1982 | St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Mid-Year Conference | March 4,5,6, 1982 | Chicago, IL
Region III Conference | May 7, 1982 — Atlantic City, NJ
Board of Governors Mtg. | May 7 & 8, 1982 | Atlantic City, NJ
Women's Div. Supreme Court Swearing-In | May 24, 1982 | Washington, DC
Annual Convention | July 25-31, 1982 | Atlanta, GA
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conducting a joint study of the Pennsylvania Penal System in cooperation with the Barristers Association of Philadelphia, an NBA affiliate chapter; supporting the African National Congress of the United Nations in its attempt to have the Silverton Nine of the South Africian [[African]] Liberation Movement declared prisoners of war in accord with the Geneva Convention of 1949; and distributing the first National Roster of Black Judicial Officers under the auspices of the NBA Judicial Council and the American Judicature Society.

March 1981 marked the occasion of the first NBA Legislative Conference and the first annual fundraising dinner, "A Salute to NBA Presidents." The NBA 1981 legislative priorities address continued federal funding of legal services; renewal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which includes bilingual education provisions; affirmative action in the public and private sector, as well as in education; legislation to curb violence against Blacks; independence for Namibia; and national monitoring of state reapportionment and redistricting.

When the NBA was organized in 1925, there were fewer than 1,000 Black lawyers in the nation, and at that time only one of every eighty-six (86) Blacks belonged to the Association. By 1945, there were approximately 250 dues paying members—nearly 25% of the Black members of the bar. Over the past fifty-six (56) years, the NBA has grown enormously in size and influence. Our network of over 8,000 lawyers, including judges, law faculty/administrators, and students, has made significant strides. Our affiliate chapter network now number forty-eight (48).
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