--- title: 'Our History' date: '2022-06-09T16:10:09-05:00' type: page word_count: 519 char_count: 3808 tokens: 675 --- # Our History During the 50 |150 Anniversaries, we are looking back to honor the many persons -dedicated faculty, splendid students, and accomplished alumni -who have made the School of Law what it is today. We are recounting historic moments of progress, sustaining the increased matriculation of women and minority students at Alabama Law, and reflecting on the pain caused by our exclusion of Black students and faculty during the first century of our existence. Together, we are mourning the loss of beloved mentors and friends, and we are celebrating our rise to national stature. **This is our history.** ![Alabama Law Path Makers Legacy Plaza](https://i0.wp.com/www.law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/archive/main/Law-Center-Outdoor_Photo-5-scaled.webp?fit=2560%2C1440&ssl=1)### [Introducing Path Makers Legacy Plaza at Alabama Law](/blog/introducing-path-makers-legacy-plaza-at-alabama-law/) **May 9, 2023** At the conclusion of the Alabama Law 50 | 150 Anniversaries year-long commemorative celebration, the… ![Kyra Perkins (Class of 2023) speaks at the 50th Anniversary of the graduation of the first Black graduates at Alabama Law.](https://i0.wp.com/www.law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/archive/main/031_Law_Gala_2023-scaled.webp?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1)### [Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Black Graduates at Alabama Law](/blog/commemorating-the-50th-anniversary-of-black-graduates-at-alabama-law/) **May 9, 2023** On Friday, April 21, the School of Law hosted the 50th Anniversary Gala: A Legacy… ![50 | 150 Anniversaries Logo at the University of Alabama School of Law](https://i0.wp.com/www.law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/archive/main/004_LawSchool_09_2022-1-1-scaled.webp?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1)### [Alabama Law to Host 50th Anniversary Gala Honoring the First Black Law Graduates](/blog/alabama-law-to-host-50th-anniversary-gala-honoring-the-first-black-graduates-at-alabama-law/) **March 12, 2023** On the evening of Friday, April 21, The University of Alabama School of Law, in… ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/archive/main/Nina-being-sworn-in1-1-jpg.webp?fit=670%2C472&ssl=1)### [50 | 150 Anniversaries: Women Who Led the Way at Alabama Law](/blog/women-who-lead-the-way-at-alabama-law/) **March 8, 2023** This story was originally published in the 2022 Special Anniversary Edition of Capstone Lawyer as… ![In 1972, Michael Anthony Figures, Booker Forte, Jr., and Ronald E. Jackson became the first Black students to receive a degree from The University of Alabama School of Law.](https://i0.wp.com/www.law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/archive/main/Screen-Shot-2023-02-09-at-12.43.28-PM.png?fit=1820%2C698&ssl=1)### [First African American Graduates at Alabama Law](/blog/first-african-american-graduates-at-alabama-law/) **February 15, 2023** This story was originally published in the 2022 Special Anniversary Edition of Capstone Lawyer as… ![Homecoming at Alabama Law 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/archive/main/52455323528_997c5d1770_c.jpg?fit=799%2C533&ssl=1)### [2022 Homecoming at Alabama Law](/blog/2022-homecoming-at-alabama-law/) **October 26, 2022** On October 22, Alabama Law hosted its annual Alumni Homecoming Tailgate on the front lawn… --- ### Share Your Story The University of Alabama School of Law has a rich history, but many of the greatest stories have not yet been shared. We want to hear your stories. Please submit written remembrances, videos or photos that could include stories about the Alabama Law experience, meaningful relationships with other students or faculty, and how Alabama Law contributed to career accomplishments. [What’s your story?](https://law.ua.edu/tellyourstory) [Share Your Story](https://universityofalabama.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8vHnKWRsYgX4ltY)