Lex Anteinternet: May 6, 1921. A cold day in May.

Thursday, May 6, 2021

May 6, 1921. A cold day in May.

Davis Cup Team, May 6, 1921.

The shaky socialist government of Germany, beset internally by opponents on all sides, and plagued with the burden of reparations payments to the Allies, recognized the Soviet Union.

George H. Tinkham.

Congressman Tinkham, Republican from Massachusetts, saw his resolution to investigate political disenfranchisement of African Americans in the South go down in flames. Tinkham, a lawyer and World War One veteran, would be nicknamed the "conscience of the House" for his efforts to protect the interests of African Americans. He stepped down from Congress in 1942 and returned to the practice of law, dying in 1956.

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Lex Anteinternet?

This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

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