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Early Civil Rights Efforts

Question 7 • RMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 2

Which legal case forced the University of Maryland to admit an African American student to its law school?

Answer
A
Henderson v. United States
B
Guinn v. United States
C
Murray v. Pearson
D
Plessy v. Ferguson

Explanation

Murray v. Pearson (1936) challenged the University of Maryland’s refusal to admit Donald Gaines Murray to its law school because he was African American. The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that the university had to admit him, since it could not provide an equal law-school education for Black students elsewhere in the state. Henderson v. United States, Guinn v. United States, and Plessy v. Ferguson dealt with different civil-rights issues.

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