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jan 15, 1936 - Pearson v Murray

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After the University of Maryland Law School denied admission to Thurgood Marshal, he and Charles Hamilton Houston secure a victory in the Maryland Court of Appeals against the Law School. Donald Murray becomes the first black applicant to matriculate into a southern law school.

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jan 15, 1936
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~ 89 years ago