dʒˈɔːɹdʒ lˈuːɪs ɹˈʌfɪn wʌz bˈoʊθ ðə fˈɜːst blˈæk mˈæn tʊ ˈɜːn ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌm hˈɑːɹvɚd lˈɔː skˈuːl ænd bɪkˌʌm mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts fˈɜːst ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkən dʒˈʌdʒ.
George Lewis Ruffin was both the first black man to earn a degree from Harvard Law School and become Massachusetts first African American judge.