Who were attorneys T. McCants Stewart and George M. Johnson? What impact did these men have on Hawaii’s legal world? Sharing personal stories and research, Attorney Daphne Barbee-Wooten recounts the history and contributions of African American attorneys in Hawaii. From helping to establish the William S. Richardson School of Law to protecting civil rights, this program honors a rich history beginning in 1898 and that endures through the present day work of the African American Lawyers Association of Hawaii.
This program also celebrates Attorney Barbee-Wooten’s forthcoming revised edition of her original book African American Attorneys in Hawaii. You can purchase the first edition here.
Presenter
Attorney Daphne Barbee-Wooten is President of the African American Lawyers Association of Hawaii and a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association. She is a former Hawaii State Advisor to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (2007–2009), EEOC Trial Attorney for the Board of Bar Examiners (1993–2011), and Commissioner of the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission (1989–1995). Daphne received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the NAACP’s Hawaii branch in 2015, along with her husband, attorney Andre S. Wooten. In 2016, she received the Civil Rights Attorney of the Year Award from Sisters Empowering Hawaii. Daphne received her JD from the University of Washington and BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
