Everett J. Waring

In 1885, Everett J. Waring became the first African American attorney allowed to practice in the Maryland courts. In 1996, Robert M. Bell became Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, the first African American to head the highest court in the state. What happened in between those one hundred and eleven years is the focus of Color at the Bar, a half-hour documentary that examines the growth and importance of the African-American lawyer and judge in the Baltimore area.

Narrated by Al Freeman, Jr., this unique documentary blends archival materials with oral history featuring the voices of those African-American lawyers and judges whose lives and work reflect the legacy of their struggle for freedom and equal justice under the law.