Charles Hamilton Houston: The Legal Scholar Who Laid the Foundation for Integrated Higher Education in the United States.

Blight, David W.

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ERIC Number: EJ644331

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Charles Hamilton Houston: The Legal Scholar Who Laid the Foundation for Integrated Higher Education in the United States.

Blight, David W.

Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n34 p107 Win 2001-2002

Presents the story of Charles Hamilton Houston, an African American legal scholar who led a crusade focused on equal educational opportunities and facilities for African American students. He used the courts to force Americans to listen to his message about racial subjugation, segregation, and lynch law. (SM)

Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Higher Education, Racial Discrimination, Racial Integration, Racial Segregation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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