McCollum v. Board of Education
Supreme Court decision
By: Hugo Black
Date: March 8, 1948
Source: McCollum v Board of Education. 333 U.S. 203 (1948). Available online at http://laws.findlaw.com/us/333/203.html; website home page: http://www.findlaw.com (accessed February 11, 2002).
About the Author: Hugo LaFayette Black (1886–1971), born in Harlan, Alabama, was a Democratic senator from 1927 to 1937. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (served 1933–1945) appointed him to the United States Supreme Court in 1937, a position he held until 1971. Controversial and contradictory as a justice, he is noted especially for his strong defense of the rights of citizens, as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Introduction
In the early 1940s a group of Champaign, Illinois, citizens formed...
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1940's Religion Primary Sources
The 1940's: Primary Sources
