In 1865, Attorney John Swett Rock became the first Black man to be admitted to practice before #SCOTUS. "In 1858, the 33-year-old Rock delivered one of his most famous speeches in which he likely became the first person—and perhaps the last until the civil rights movement of the next century—to assert that “black is beautiful.” In these and all his speeches, Rock urged his listeners to take direct action." #didyouknow that before he practiced law, this great man was a medical doctor AND dentist?! #BlackFacts #awesomesauce