▁moving ▁to ▁Massachusetts ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁education . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁to ▁ear n ▁degrees ▁from ▁both ▁Harvard ▁University ▁and ▁its ▁law ▁school ; ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁to ▁deliver ▁Harvard ' s ▁senior ▁class ▁or ation ; ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁al der man ▁in ▁New ▁England . ▁As ▁an ▁att orney ▁he ▁handled ▁many ▁civil ▁rights ▁cases , ▁in ▁one ▁instance ▁closing ▁down ▁a ▁seg reg ated ▁school . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ni ag ara ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Col ored ▁People . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁Clement ▁Gar nett ▁Morgan ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁sla very ▁on ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁in ▁Staff ord ▁County , ▁Virginia . ▁When ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁fre ed ▁by ▁the ▁E man cip ation ▁Pro clam ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁where ▁Clement ▁attended ▁the ▁M ▁Street ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁bar ber . ▁After ▁finishing ▁high ▁school ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri , ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁in ▁an ▁all - black ▁school . ▁ ▁Det erm ined ▁to ▁ac quire ▁the ▁best ▁possible ▁education , ▁Morgan ▁moved ▁to ▁Boston ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁Boston ▁Latin ▁School ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁college . ▁While ▁there ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁Franklin ▁Medal ▁and