Violette Neatley Anderson, American judge (born 1882)

Violette Neatley Anderson became the first African-American woman to practice law before the United States Supreme Court on January 29, 1926. She was one of the most prominent advocates of a landmark piece of legislation that helped secure rights and economic mobility for sharecroppers in the South, the Bankhead-Jones Act.

December 21 is the 355th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 10 days remain until the end of the year.