Confronting Our Racist History

In September 2000, as the then St. Petersburg Bar Association President, I invited Evett Simons to speak at a bar luncheon. Evett was the National Bar Association President and addressed the issue of the importance of racial diversity in our profession. After her presentation, I was approached by one of our senior Circuit Court Judges (requesting anonymity) who encouraged me to right a wrong of which I was not aware.