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July 3, 1954
The Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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NAACP urges Texas branches to inform Negro high school graduates of their legal right to attend public junior colleges following a May 24 Supreme Court decision affirming access for accredited high school graduates.
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Urge Texans to Enter State's Jr. Colleges
DALLAS, Tex.—Texas branches of the NAACP are being urged by the Association's regional office here to remind Negro high school graduates that they now are legally entitled to attend publicly supported junior colleges in the state.
A memorandum sent recently by U. Simpson Tate, NAACP regional counsel for the Southwest area, to the branches cited the May 24 Supreme Court decision which, it said, all graduates of an accredited high school in Texas may attend any and all of the publicly supported state junior colleges in this state.
[The decision] held that high school
DALLAS, Tex.—Texas branches of the NAACP are being urged by the Association's regional office here to remind Negro high school graduates that they now are legally entitled to attend publicly supported junior colleges in the state.
A memorandum sent recently by U. Simpson Tate, NAACP regional counsel for the Southwest area, to the branches cited the May 24 Supreme Court decision which, it said, all graduates of an accredited high school in Texas may attend any and all of the publicly supported state junior colleges in this state.
[The decision] held that high school
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Naacp
Texas
Junior Colleges
Supreme Court Decision
Negro Graduates
Civil Rights
What entities or persons were involved?
U. Simpson Tate
Naacp
Where did it happen?
Dallas, Tex.; Texas
Story Details
Key Persons
U. Simpson Tate
Naacp
Location
Dallas, Tex.; Texas
Event Date
May 24
Story Details
NAACP regional office in Dallas urges Texas branches to inform Negro high school graduates of their legal entitlement to public junior colleges per recent Supreme Court decision allowing accredited graduates access to any state junior college.