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The Second Confiscation Act and Archer Alexander

Learn more about the issue of Confiscation and Contraband during the Civil War, as demonstrated by the case of Archer Alexander, a freedom seeker buried in St. Louis. His heroic actions earned him freedom on September 24, 1863 by Lincoln’s Second Confiscation Act, for "important services to the United States Military Forces”. He is the enslaved figure seen rising with President Lincoln in Washington, D.C. and is listed on the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

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Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession

Understanding bias becomes an everyday thought activity when we connect who we are and how our experiences shape us, along with a better understanding of how our brain impacts how we see others. Consider your brain and bias and fulfill Elimination of Bias CLE credit with long time community educator Karen Aroesty, founder of Aroesty Allied LLC.

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