1950

McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents Decision

Washington, DC, DC

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The Supreme Court ruled that segregation in graduate education violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case involved H. McLaurin, an African American denied admission to the University of Oklahoma's graduate program. This decision further undermined the 'separate but equal' doctrine and preceded Brown v. …

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