Lloyd Gaines and the Fight to End Segregation

by James W. Endersby and William T. Horner

Book Overview

Winner, 2017 Missouri Conference on History Book Award

In 1936, 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 decision. Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada (1938) was the first 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826220851
• ISBN13: 9780826220851
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Grade 12 to Postsecondary