In the wake of World War II (1941-45) African Americans mobilized in unprecedented numbers to lobby for an end to state-sanctioned segregation. At the vanguard of this movement was the NAACP, and its legal arm, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF) [1]. Under the direction of special counsel… read more
A Dignified Response: Heman Marion Sweatt
Although Texas differed little from Mississippi or Alabama in resisting the dismantling of segregation, Texas’ white citizens were perceived as being more open to the idea of African American civil rights than their Southern brethren. In a 1948 poll 66% of white Texans opposed equal rights for African Americans. As… read more
