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Author:

Levy, David W., 1937- author.

Title:

Breaking down barriers : George Mclaurin and the struggle to end segregated education / David W. Levy.

Publisher:

University of Oklahoma Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

McLaurin, G. W.--Trials, litigation, etc.
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education--Trials, litigation, etc.
University of Oklahoma--History--History--20th century.
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
University of Oklahoma.
Segregation in higher education--History--Oklahoma--History--20th century.
Universities and colleges--History--Law and legislation--Oklahoma--History--20th century.
Segregation in higher education--Law and legislation.
Trials.
Universities and colleges--Admission.
Oklahoma.
1900-1999
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents, 339 U.S. 637 (1950)
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Prologue -- A Tradition of Segregation -- Pioneers on the Road to Desegregation -- George McLaurin Brings the Color Barrier (Halfway) Down -- Twenty-One Months of Hell -- The People Speak -- Mr. McLaurin Goes to Court (Again) -- The Decision-Yes and No -- Epilogue

Summary:

"Explores George W. McLaurin's two-year battle to gain admission as the first African American student at the University of Oklahoma-the help he received from the NAACP and attorney Thurgood Marshall, the legal maneuvering in state and federal courts to secure his rights, and the segregated conditions to which he was subjected once he was on campus"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

080616722X
9780806167220

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1145908424

LCCN:

2020008300

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)