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Costly segregation shaped by Gaines ruling in Missouri era
The 1938 Gaines decision widened Missouri and Lincoln University funding tied to segregated schooling. Missouri officials funded Lincoln programs while maintaining separate tracks for white and Black students, with limited enrollment and ongoing state appropriations, amid tensions over equality and regional solutions.
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M. I. Brigham
University of Missouri
United States Supreme Court
Lloyd Gaines
Missouri
Virginius Dabney
Potomac
South
Missouri Supreme Court
Gaines
Appropriations Committee
Lincoln University
Lincoln University School of Law
Lincoln University Graduate School
Lincoln University School of Journalism
School of Journalism
Law
School of Law
St. Louis
Lincoln
Supreme Court
Jefferson City