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Motivating Life Lesson About George W. Mclaurin. by Chikkifoods: 10:26am On May 03, 2019
George W. Mclaurin (born 1887 and died 1968), the first african-american to attend the university of Oklahoma in 1948. Was forced to sit in a corner far from his white classmates. But his name remains on the honor roll as one of the three best students of the university,he as well held a masters degree from the university of kansas and retired as a professor. These are his words;"Some colleagues would look at me like i was an animal,no one would give me a word,the teachers seemed like they were not even there for me,nor did they always take my questions when i asked.But i devoted myself so much that afterwards, they began to look for me to give them explanations and to clear their questions.
On September 29, 1948, a Federal court ruled that the denial to admit McLaurin was unconstitutional.To comply with segregation laws. President George Lynn arranged for George McLaurin classes to be held in classrooms with an anteroom. This way, McLaurin could sit away from the white students. Other segregation includes special seating area at the cafeteria, sporting events and a separate restroom. In retaliation of these conditions, McLaurin filed a suit stating that these conditions deprived him of equality. The District Court was not in agreement with his argument.
McLaurin brought his case up again to the U.S. Supreme Court, McLaurin argued that the Fourteenth Amendment was being violated by how they were being treated. It was not until 1950 that the Supreme Court ruled that the treatment must be equal between White and African American students.

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Re: Motivating Life Lesson About George W. Mclaurin. by Nobody: 10:38am On May 03, 2019
In life, the obstacle lives only in your mind. Never let the voice of the crowd drown Your voice

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Re: Motivating Life Lesson About George W. Mclaurin. by Chikkifoods: 12:15pm On May 08, 2019
gloria34:
In life, the obstacle lives only in your mind. Never let the voice of the crowd drown Your voice
So
right.

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