The last state to admit a black student to the college level was South Carolina

The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.

When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea

Columbia Law School men were being drafted, and suddenly women who had done well in college were considered acceptable candidates for the vacant seats.

All Southern state colleges and universities are open to black students.

A Negro who does not vote is ungrateful to those who have already died in the fight for freedom. ... Any person who does not vote is failing to serve the cause of freedom - his own freedom, his people's freedom, and his country's freedom.

How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks?