jan 1, 1936 - 1936: After a few-years long battle in the courts because of Donald Murray's rejection from UMD School of Law due to his race, appellate court stated that students were not allowed to be denied entry on basis of race into state university if there was no equivalent public institution available to them. This prompted state officials to contact Morgan College's Board of Trustees about buying the organization, as there was a choice between desegregation or creating a place for Black American Students.
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Date:
jan 1, 1936
Now
~ 89 years ago