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George Boyer Vashon
1824–1878
United States
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George Boyer Vashon (July 25, 1824 – October 5, 1878) was an American lawyer, scholar, educator, essayist, poet, and abolitionist. Vashon was the first practicing African American lawyer in New York State.
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