Format:
xii, 233 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
9780806167220
Content:
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
Content:
"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"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language:
English
Keywords:
McLaurin, G. W. 1894-1968
;
University of Oklahoma
;
Rechtsstreit
;
Segregation
;
Rassendiskriminierung
