The D.W. Perkins Bar Association hosted a reception Tuesday honoring state and federal judiciary at The University Club.
Daniel Webster Perkins was one of Florida's first African-American lawyers, having been officially admitted to The Florida Bar in 1914.
After practicing law in Knoxville, Tenn., and Tampa, he settled in Jacksonville in 1919 where he practiced until his death in 1972.
The association’s mission is, “to be a change agent to improve the plight of the African-American Community and to erase all effects of past and present discrimination.”
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