Breaking Down Barriers: George McLaurin and the Struggle to End Segregated Education

by David W Levy and David W. Levy

Book Overview

For nearly sixty years, the University of Oklahoma, in obedience to state law, denied admission to African Americans. Only in October 1948 did this racial barrier start to break down, when an elderly teacher named George McLaurin became the first African American to enroll at the university. McLaurin's case, championed by the NAACP, drew national attention and culminated in a U.S. Supreme Court decision. In Breaking Down Barriers, distinguished...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080616722X
• ISBN13: 9780806167220
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"