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Simms, James N.

(born: 1871  -  died: 1932) 

James N. Simms was born in 1871 in Port Royal, KY. He was the first African American graduate of the Indiana Law School [source: "No color line," Freeman, 05/29/1897, p. 8]. A lawyer, he compiled Simms' Blue Book of National Negro Business and Professional Directory, published in Chicago in 1923. A photo of Simms can be viewed at the New York Public Library Digital Gallery. For more see Who's Who in Colored America, 1933-37.

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NKAA Source: The Freeman [Indianapolis Freeman] (newspaper)
NKAA Source: Simms' blue book of national Negro business and professional directory
NKAA Source: Who's who in colored America; a biographical dictionary of notable living persons of Negro descent in the United States [1927, 1933-37]

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“Simms, James N.,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed December 6, 2023, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/index.php/items/show/122.

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