MS HR37

Commends Attorney Constance Slaughter-Harvey as the first African-American female to earn a law degree from the University of Mississippi on January 27, 1970, and the first African-American judge in Mississippi.

Recognizes her role as a civil rights activist and community leader who was motivated by the assassination of Medgar Evers in 1963 to join the Civil Rights Movement.

Honors her professional accomplishments including serving as staff attorney with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Director of Human Development under Governor William Winter, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Elections, and Scott County Youth Court Prosecutor.

Acknowledges her contributions to voting rights advocacy through leadership in mail-in voter registration (signed into law April 1, 1991) and motor voter registration efforts.

Notes her service as Adjunct Professor at Tougaloo College for 35 years and the establishment of the Constance Slaughter-Harvey Endowed Chair in Political Science/Pre-Law in her honor, plus over 5,000 awards and recognitions throughout her career.