To which law school did Evers apply?
University of Mississippi
Harvard Law School
Yale Law School
Georgetown University Law Center
Answer
The University of Mississippi was a historically white institution and did not admit African American students. Evers applied to the school in 1954, but was rejected. Evers then sued the university, claiming that its admissions policy was discriminatory. The case eventually went to the Supreme Court, which ruled in Evers' favor in 1956.
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