New York State Bar Association Celebrates Ely S. Parker’s Posthumous Admission to the Bar
11.14.2025
Kathleen Sweet, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement today:
“The posthumous admission of Ely S. Parker to the New York Bar today corrects a longstanding injustice. Parker wrote the final draft of the Confederate surrender terms at Appomattox and was a lawyer in every sense of the word. As a Native American, he could not be a citizen nor a counselor at law. Finally, he has received this overdue recognition.”
