- Collection:
- Stetson Kennedy Papers
- Title:
- G. W. McLaurin breaking the color barrier at the University of Oklahoma
- Date of Original:
- 1950-01-14
- Subject:
- Race discrimination
African Americans--Segregation
African Americans--Civil rights
Classrooms
McLaurin, G. W.
University of Oklahoma - People:
- Kennedy, Stetson
- Location:
- United States, Oklahoma, Cleveland County, Norman, 35.22257, -97.43948
- Medium:
- photographic prints
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Classroom scene with G.W. McLaurin seated in a desk near the back behind all-white audience. McLaurin sued to gain admittance to University of Oklahoma to pursue his doctorate in education. After he won in court, the University segregated him from his white classmates. This photograph shows his seat in relation to his classmates. the Stetson Kennedy (1916-2011), writer and civil rights activist, collected these photographs during the course of his career fighting for equality throughout the Southern United States.
- Local Identifier:
- L1979-37_001
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/SKennedy/id/10552
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Stetson Kennedy papers, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library
Cite as: L1979-37_001,Stetson Kennedy Papers, L1979-37, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. - Contributing Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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