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In  1879 Alexander Clark Jr, the last-born of Honorable Alexander Clark Sr graduated from the University of Iowa with a law degree and he was the first black person to do so in the state of Iowa. In 1884 at age of 57 Alexander  Clark Sr the father of Alexander Clark Jr graduated from the same  University also with a law degree and he became the second black man to earn a law degree in the state of Iowa. 

In this episode, Dan Clark discussed the last part of Honorable Alexander Clark's life and the impact he had in the state of Iowa, the country, and abroad. 

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