. . . . . "1106660321"^^ . "1859-09-11"^^ . . "1859-09-11"^^ . . "66756638"^^ . "First African American lawyer admitted to the bar in Colorado"@en . . . "Edwin H. Hackley"@en . . "The Ambassador"@en . . . . "Edwin Henry Hackley"@en . . . "Edwin Henry Hackley, also commonly known as Edwin H. Hackley (1859 \u2013 1940), was the first black lawyer admitted to the Colorado Bar Association (1883). Beginning in 1886, he worked as the Denver County Clerk, and then spent almost 14 years as an Abstract Clerk. He practiced law when he could, but after some time he closed his practice because it was not profitable. He was the editor and publisher of The Colorado Statesman, working on the paper from 1892 to until 1901. He wrote the musical comedy play entitled The Ambassador. In 1930, he published Hackley & Harrison's hotel and apartment guide for colored travelers, six years before The Negro Motorist Green Book. He advocated for civil rights and opportunities for advancement of African Americans. The story of his life, A Biography of Edwin Henry Hackley 1859-1940: African-American Attorney and Activist, was published in 2003."@en . . . . . . . "11766"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1859"^^ . . . . . "American"@en . "1940-07-11"^^ . . . . . . . "1940"^^ . "lawyer, newspaper publisher and playwright"@en . . . . . . . . . "Edwin H. Hackley, lawyer, newspaper publisher and playwright"@en . . . . "Edwin Henry Hackley, also commonly known as Edwin H. Hackley (1859 \u2013 1940), was the first black lawyer admitted to the Colorado Bar Association (1883). Beginning in 1886, he worked as the Denver County Clerk, and then spent almost 14 years as an Abstract Clerk. He practiced law when he could, but after some time he closed his practice because it was not profitable."@en . . . . . . . "Edwin H. Hackley"@en . . . . . "1940-07-11"^^ . . . .