Multiple choice general knowledge history

What is the name of the African American attorney that assisted attorney Charles Sumner in the case to fight against the exclusion of African Americans from Boston schools in 1849?

  1. Robert Morris

  2. Robert Jones

  3. Robert Cook

  4. Robert Wright
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Explanation

Robert Morris was one of the first African American attorneys in the United States and worked alongside Charles Sumner in the 1849 Roberts v. Boston case, which challenged the exclusion of African Americans from Boston public schools. Morris was a pioneering civil rights lawyer. Jones, Cook, and Wright are incorrect - Robert Morris is the historically documented attorney in this case.

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