Artifact
University of Alabama Expels First Black Student, 1956
NAACP attorneys file a complaint after the school suspends black student Autherine Lucy, but an error in its filing allows the board of trustees to expel her.
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Artifact Date
March 1, 1956
Topic(s)
- Civil Rights
- Elections
- Politics
