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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, David W., 1937-2025, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McLaurin, G. W--Trials, litigation, etc.

McLaurin, G. W.

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education--Trials, litigation, etc.

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

University of Oklahoma--Admission--History--20th century.

University of Oklahoma.

Segregation in higher education--Law and legislation--Oklahoma--History--20th century.

Segregation in higher education.

Universities and colleges--Admission--Law and legislation--Oklahoma--History--20th century.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--Admission--Law and legislation.

Segregation in higher education--Law and legislation.

History.

Oklahoma.

Trials.

Universities and colleges--Admission.

Genre:

History.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2020]

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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. A Tradition of Segregation

2. Pioneers on the Road to Desegregation

3. George McLaurin Brings the Color Barrier (Halfway) Down

4. Twenty-One Months of Hell

5. The People Speak

6. Mr. McLaurin Goes to Court (Again)

7. The Decision

-Yes and No.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780806167220

080616722X

OCLC:

1145908424