February 23rd, 2012
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2012
Magazine, “Ken,” June 8, 1939, 46pp., plus cover. From an interior page is a fascinating article, “Emancipation in Missouri,” detailing the efforts of Lloyd Gaines to gain admission to the University of Missouri Law School. In essence, Gaines was a valedictorian at Vashon High School and graduated with honors from Lincoln University (a state school for Blacks) in Jefferson City, Missouri, with a Bachelor's degree in history. When he applied in 1936 for admission to the Law School at the University of Missouri, he was rejected. In April, the university denied his admission on grounds of race. Gaines sued and his case proceeded to the United States Supreme Court. Gaines v. Canada (school registrar) was argued on November 9, 1938. It was the most important segregation case since Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). On December 12, 1938, the Supreme Court, in a 6-2 decision, ordered the State of Missouri either to admit Gaines to the University of Missouri or provide another school of equal stature within the state borders. Although not mentioned in this article, on the night of March 19, 1939, Gaines left the fraternity house in Chicago, Illinois, telling others he was going out to buy stamps. He was never seen again.
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