HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: J. Chester Allen and Elizabeth Allen Compiled by Shirley Madden, Manistee Area Racial Justice and Diversity Initiative Feb. 26, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 J. Chester Allen and Elizabeth Fletcher Allen created the Allen & Allen Law Firm. Elizabeth Allen became the first African American female attorney in St. Joseph County in Indiana. (Courtesy photos)Courtesy photoShow MoreShow Less 2of3 President Richard Nixon meeting with the Black Caucus, Augustus Hawkins, William Clay, Ronald Dellums, Robert Finch, George Romney, Ralph Metcalfe, George Collins, Robert Ni...