Branton, Wiley Austin, 1923-1988

Authoritative Name:
Branton, Wiley Austin, 1923-1988
Biography:
"Civil rights leader in Arkansas who helped desegregate the University of Arkansas School of Law and later filed suit against the Little Rock School Board in a case that went to the U.S. Supreme Court as Cooper v. Aaron. His work to end legal segregation and inequality in Arkansas and the nation was well known in his time."--"Wiley Austin Branton Sr. (1923–1988)," Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=1598 (accessed September 27, 2007).
Associated Subjects:
Branton, Wiley Austin, 1923-1988
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Wiley Branton Jr. interview

Creator:
Branton, Wiley A., Jr.,
Date of Original:
2000-05-21
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Audio Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Branton, Wiley Austin Sr.

Creator:
Kilpatrick, Judith
Date of Original:
1923/2007
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1963-06-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Letter: Atlanta, Georgia, to Mrs. Edgar B. Stern, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1962 June 21

Creator:
Branton, Wiley Austin, 1923-
Date of Original:
1962-06-21
Collection:
Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:
Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Wiley Branton and Thurgood Marshall

Creator:
Davy, Earl
Date of Original:
1957
Collection:
Wisconsin Historical Images
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society