Notable People in History

Ep 60. Autherine Lucy: Separate Educational Facilities are Inherently Unequal


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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Autherine Lucy. On September 4, 1952, before the Brown v. Board of Education case, Autherine and Mollie Ann Meyers sent their applications to the University of Alabama. Realizing that Lucy and Myers were black, the university rescinded their decision saying that a mistake had been made and were not welcome.

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Notable People in HistoryBy Lawrence Jean-Louis