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Lloyd Lionel Gaines (born 1911 – disappeared March 19, 1939) was the plaintiff in Gaines v. Canada (1938), one of the most important early court cases in the 20th-century U.S. civil rights movement. After being denied admission to the University of Missouri School of Law because he was African American, and refusing the university's offer to ...
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Jul 12, 2009 · On Dec. 12, 1938, the Supreme Court ruled that the segregated University of Missouri Law School had to admit Lloyd Lionel Gaines, who was qualified except for the color of his skin, if there...
Lloyd Lionel Gaines applied to the University of Missouri School of Law in 1936. Despite an outstanding scholastic record, Gaines was denied admission based solely on the grounds that Missouri’s Constitution called for “separate education of the races.”.
Born: 1911. Died: Unknown (disappeared March 19, 1939) Missouri Hometown: St. Louis. Region of Missouri: St. Louis. Categories: African Americans, Leaders and Activists. Lloyd Gaines was the plaintiff in Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada, a lawsuit that resulted in an important legal victory for the American civil rights movement in 1938.
Apr 4, 2007 · A St. Louis civil-rights pioneer vanished without a trace almost 70 years ago. Now, the NAACP wants the feds to find him. By Chad Garrison. Apr 4, 2007 at 4:00 am. Send a News Tip. On a cool, rainy...
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Dec 12, 2018 · Listen • 7:54. MU School of Law Library, Lloyd Gaines digital collection. No one knows what happened to Lloyd Lionel Gaines. He was last seen in Chicago on March 19, 1939. Three months before he went missing, on Dec. 12, 1938, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor in a case against the University of Missouri School of Law.
Lloyd Lionel Gaines (born 1911 – disappeared March 19, 1939) was the plaintiff in Gaines v. Canada (1938), one of the most important early court cases in the 20th-century U.S. civil rights movement.
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