Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
WEBSipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, 332 U.S. 631 (1948), is a per curiam United States Supreme Court decision involving racial segregation toward African Americans by the University of Oklahoma and the application of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. [1]
Sipuel v. Board of Regents | Oklahoma, Desegregation & Education
WEBSipuel v. Board of Regents, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on January 12, 1948, ruled unanimously (9–0) to force the University of Oklahoma law school to admit Ada Lois Sipuel, the school’s first African American student.
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1946, she applied at the University of Oklahoma and was denied because of race. Two years later, in 1948, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Okla. that the state of Oklahoma must provide instruction for …
Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University of Oklahoma - Casetext
WEBPetitioner, Ada Lois Sipuel, a negro, sought admission to the law school of the State University at Norman. Though she presented sufficient scholastic attainment and was of good character, the authorities of the University denied her enrollment.
Fisher, Ada Lois Sipuel | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History …
WEBOn April 22, 1992, Gov. David Walters symbolically righted the wrongs of the past by appointing Dr. Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher to the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, the same school that had once refused to admit her to its College of Law.
Hidden Legends: Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, OU College of Law's
WEBNov 29, 2018 · Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher was “entitled to secure legal education afforded by a state institution.” A photo of the OU Daily Archive from Jan, 13, 1948 when the U.S Supreme Court made a decision on...
Sipuel v. Board of Regents, 332 U.S. 631 (1948) - Justia US …
WEBSipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma. No. 369. Argued January 7-8, 1948. Decided January 12, 1948. 332 U.S. 631. Syllabus. A Negro, concededly qualified to receive professional legal education offered by a State, cannot be denied such education because of her color.
Before ‘Brown V. Board,’ Oklahoma’s Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher
WEBFeb 22, 2016 · Seventy years ago, a 21-year-old woman named Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher walked into the University of Oklahoma’s admissions office to apply for law school. She was immediately turned down because of the color of her skin.
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher (1924-1995) - Blackpast
WEBJan 17, 2007 · Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher was a leading activist, attorney, and educator who opened higher education to African American students in Oklahoma, and laid the foundation for the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Ada Lois Sipuel v. Board of Regents University of Oklahoma, 1948-
WEBAda Lois Sipuel v. Board of Regents University of Oklahoma, 1948-Creator: Oklahoma. Supreme Court Publisher: Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, Civil Case No. 32756 Date of Original: 1946/1948 Subject: Discrimination in education-- Law and legislation--Oklahoma African Americans--Civil rights--Oklahoma African Americans--Segregation
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