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The __Hunt v. Arnold__ decision of 1959 against the state of Georgia marked a watershed moment in the fight against segregation in higher education. Though the Supreme Court declared school segregation illegal in its 1954 __Brown v. Board of Education__ decision, Georgia was among many southern states that refused to abide by the Court’s ruling. In 1956, the Georgia State College of Business (now Georgia State University) denied admission to nine black applicants. Three of those applicants―lead plaintiff Barbara Pace Hunt, Iris Mae Welch, and Myra Elliott Dinsmore―coordinated with the NAACP and local activists to win a groundbreaking lawsuit against the state of Georgia and its Board of Regents. __Hunt v. Arnold__ became the NAACP’s first federal court victory against segregated education in Georgia, establishing key legal precedents for subsequent litigation against racial discrimination in education. With __Ground Crew__, Maurice Daniels provides an intimate and detailed account that chronicles a compelling story. Following their litigation against the all-white institution, Hunt, Welch, and Dinsmore confronted hardened resistance and attacks from white supremacists, including in

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Author

Maurice Charles Daniels

Publisher

University of Georgia Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780820355955

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Education, Political Science