Winner, 2017 Missouri Conference on History Book Award In 1936, Lloyd Gaines\'s application to the University of Missouri law school was denied based on his race.
The court case drew national headlines, and the NAACP moved Gaines to Chicago after he rece.
Supreme Court regarding race, higher education, and equal opportunity.
Canada (1938) was the first in a long line of decisions by the U.
S.
Gaines v.
Missouri ex rel.
Gaines and the NAACP challenged the university\'s decision.
Winner, 2017 Missouri Conference on History Book Award In 1936, Lloyd Gaines\'s application to the University of Missouri law school was denied based on his race