Missouri ex rel. 500 W US Hwy 24 Nor did the university formally admit or reject the application of Gaines. President Middlebush never replied. 121; 113 S.W.2d 783, reversed. Fully describe the activity or assignment in detail. Missouri ex rel.Gaines v. Canada, 305 U.S. 337 (1938), was a United States Supreme Court decision holding that states which provided a school to white students had to provide in-state education to blacks as well. Lawyers for the University responded by arguing that the fault lay with Lincoln University, which failed to provide a law program for Negroes, and not with their client. Because Lincoln University did not have a law school, he applied to the University of Missouri Law School. "I am a student of limited means but commendable scholastic standing," Gaines wrote. It can neither send them to other states, nor condition that training for one group of people, such as blacks, on levels of demand from that group. The brief/opinion mentions only one, or omits completely, any specific elements of the case in proper historical context and has numerous grammar, spelling and punctuation errors. 7. Decided December 12, 1938. 1, National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Missouri_ex_rel._Gaines_v._Canada&oldid=965097123, United States Supreme Court cases of the Hughes Court, United States racial desegregation case law, African-American history in Columbia, Missouri, African-American history between emancipation and the civil rights movement, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2020, All Wikipedia articles needing clarification, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from June 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. While Lloyd Gaines was looking for work, Charles Houston analyzed the prospects for a successful suit against the University of Missouri based on its policy of segregation.

University lawyers later suspected Gaines to be a mere pawn of the NAACP with no serious desire to attend law school—a charge which Gaines and the NAACP publicly denied. States could satisfy this requirement by allowing blacks and whites to attend the same school or creating a second school for blacks. Gaines v. Canada, Registrar of the University of Missouri, et. 57) Argued: November 9, 1938. 1. No. Accordingly, the Board resolved "that the application of Lloyd L. Gaines be and it hereby is rejected.". [citation needed] The Supreme Court did not overturn Plessy v. Ferguson or violate the "separate but equal" precedents, but began to concede the difficulty and near-impossibility of a state maintaining segregated black and white institutions that could never be truly equal. Sherman Savage, Gaines’ major supervisor from the History Department, believed "his resourcefulness and ingenuity will make him an excellent teacher."

No. Be sure to also include points raised in the oral arguments to support your conclusion. Decided: December 12, 1938. The State of Missouri provides separate schools and universities for whites and negroes. 816-268-8200 | 800-833-1225 Gaines used the scholarship to study for a year at Stowe Teachers College in St. Louis, then transferred to Lincoln University, Missouri’s all-black college, after it awarded him a another scholarship in 1933. With a view to this history, Houston wrote: "It is up to the Association, the citizens of Missouri, and the people of the United States to convince the Governor of Missouri, the President and Board of Curators of the University, and the student body, that regardless of what happened in 1923, there must be no violence when Lloyd Gaines arrives at the School of Law in 1936 or 1937. But what if that access was denied to you because of your skin color and you were told you have to use your own schools and drinking fountains?

305 U.S. 337 (1938) Facts: Lloyd Gaines applied for admission at the University of Missouri School of Law, and was denied enrollment arguably because he was African American, since his qualifications otherwise were respectable.

States that provide only one educational institution must allow blacks and whites to attend if there is no separate school for blacks. Cecil Blue of the English Department described Gaines as "an earnest young man who wants to get somewhere."

Within a week, a form letter and a catalog were on their way to Lloyd L. Gaines.

Missouri ex rel. STATE OF MISSOURI et rel. : 57 DECIDED BY: Hughes Court (1938-1939) LOWER COURT: ARGUED: Nov 09, 1938 DECIDED: Dec 12, 1938 GRANTED: Oct 10, 1938 ADVOCATES: Charles H. Houston - for the petitioner Fred L. Williams - for the respondent William S. … ", President Middlebush took the issue of Gaines’s suit to the Board of Curators the next month. PETITIONER: Missouri ex rel.

Assessment will be based on each student’s written presentation (either the legal brief to the Supreme Court or the majority/dissenting opinion). Decided December 12, 1938. 342 Mo. 83 L.Ed. Houston’s memorandum to Redmond requested him to investigate and compare rates of faculty compensation, course offerings, and budgets of the University of Missouri and its all-black counterpart, Lincoln University. The museum is expected to re-open in the fall of 2020. Gaines, assisted by the NAACP, sued the all-white university in 1935. [2] At the time, blacks could attend no law school specifically in the state. Best way here is to let the prospective student or some of his friends obtain the blank in his or her own way." Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn. The Board, turning to its lawyer members, requested a report on possible responses as soon as possible. Gaines v. Canada (No. Gaines wrote instead directly to the President Frederick Middlebush of the University of Missouri.

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1. At the same time, Gaines wrote to the president of Lincoln University informing him of his plans: "I am applying for admission to the Missouri University School of Law with no other hope than this initial move will ultimately rebound to increase the opportunities for intellectual advancement of the Negro youth." The museum is launching a massive renovation of the museum and its exhibitions, the first major renovation in more than 20 years and the largest since the museum opened its doors in 1957. Houston had more specific requests as well: "On the visit to Columbia, take camera along and take pictures of the buildings at the University which house departments for which there is no equivalent Negro education in the state." Missouri ex rel. MikeyNolan 13:02, 27 March 2013 (UTC) External links modified (February 2018) Hello fellow Wikipedians, I have just modified one external link on Missouri ex rel. The tall, rangy, thin-faced youth graduated in three years from Vashon High School as the senior class president and valedictorian in a class of fifty. President Florence responded five days later with the advice that Gaines take advantage of the Missouri law that made him eligible for a scholarship to attend law school at a neighboring state school that admitted blacks. States could satisfy this requirement by allowing blacks and whites to attend the same school or creating a second school for blacks.[1]. It merely sat there on a desk, a pile of one.

Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes held that when the state provides legal training, it must provide it to every qualified person to satisfy equal protection. Canada, Registrar of the University of Missouri LOCATION: University of Missouri School of Law DOCKET NO.

List of United States Supreme Court Cases. 8-10 Brief/opinion is fully developed, completely consistent and factual with the historical record and accurately interprets the Constitution and previous case law.