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Lloyd Gaines and the Fight to End Segregation (Studies in Constitutional Democracy)
Endersby, James W., Horner, William T.
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Description for Lloyd Gaines and the Fight to End Segregation (Studies in Constitutional Democracy)
Hardcover. Series: Studies in Constitutional Democracy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFSL3; JPVH1; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726.
80 years ago, Lloyd Gaines’s application to the University of Missouri law school was denied based on his race. Gaines and the NAACP challenged the university’s deci- sion. Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada (1938) was the rst in a long line of decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding race, higher education, and equal opportunity. The court case drew national headlines, and the NAACP moved Gaines to Chicago after he received death threats. Before he could attend law school, he vanished.
This is the rst book to focus entirely on the Gaines case and the vital ... Read more
80 years ago, Lloyd Gaines’s application to the University of Missouri law school was denied based on his race. Gaines and the NAACP challenged the university’s deci- sion. Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada (1938) was the rst in a long line of decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding race, higher education, and equal opportunity. The court case drew national headlines, and the NAACP moved Gaines to Chicago after he received death threats. Before he could attend law school, he vanished.
This is the rst book to focus entirely on the Gaines case and the vital ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Constitutional Democracy
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826220851
SKU
V9780826220851
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About Endersby, James W., Horner, William T.
James W. Endersby is associate professor of political science at the University of Missouri. His work has appeared in the Journal of Politics, Electoral Studies, Political Communication, and Social Science Quarterly. William T. Horner is teaching professor of political science at the University of Missouri. His publications include Ohio’s Kingmaker: Mark Hanna, Man and Myth and Showdown in the ... Read more
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