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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.
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