ys en ▁University . ▁Ter rell ▁Law ▁School ▁attract ed ▁other ▁Lang ston ▁fac ulty . ▁During ▁its ▁ 1 9 ▁years ▁of ▁operation , ▁the ▁Ter rell ▁School ▁educated ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁black ▁law ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁about ▁ 6 0 0 ▁law y ers , ▁it ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁as ▁other ▁law ▁schools ▁became ▁integrated . ▁ ▁Al umn i ▁of ▁Ter rell ▁Law ▁School ▁included : ▁ ▁Austin ▁L . ▁F ick ling , ▁first ▁black ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁ ▁Will ie ▁Stevens on ▁Gl anton , ▁first ▁black ▁woman ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Iowa ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁ ▁Ruby ▁Hur ley , ▁civil ▁rights ▁leader ▁ ▁John ▁Oliver ▁Kill ens , ▁writer ▁( did ▁not ▁gradu ate ) ▁ ▁Harry ▁Mc Al pin , ▁rep orter ▁ ▁Hub ert ▁B . ▁P air , ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁ ▁Wilhelm ina ▁Rol ark , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Ter rell ▁Law ▁School ▁included : ▁ ▁B elf ord ▁Law son ▁Jr ., ▁ ▁att orney ▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ist ▁ ▁La f ay ette ▁M . ▁H ers h aw , ▁journalist ▁and ▁lawyer ▁who ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁ ▁Austin ▁L . ▁F ick ling ▁ ▁Hub ert ▁B . ▁P air ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁