If you are on the legal team for either Lloyd Gaines or the University of Missouri you will create a one page, typed legal report (brief) outlining what you believe to be the BEST legal argument to defend your client. Missouri ex rel.Gaines v. Canada, 305 U.S. 337 (1938), was a United States Supreme Court decision holding that states which provided a school to white students had to provide in-state education to blacks as well. 500 W US Hwy 24 3-0 Brief/opinion is not developed along factual or legal lines and does not contain or completely misinterprets the Constitution and previous case law.

For his efforts, Redmond received fifty dollars plus expenses. What will both the teacher and the students do?

Gaines cited that the refusal violated the Fourteenth Amendment. Found and added an online Google Books reference to Canada. 208. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes held that when the state provides legal training, it must provide it to every qualified person to satisfy equal protection. In June 1935, the Registrar at the University of Missouri, Silas Woodson Canada, received a request for a catalog from a prospective student living at 1000 Moreau Drive in Jefferson City. This is the issue the Supreme Court was faced with in Missouri er rel. Please take a moment to review my edit. Only when the University of Missouri received Gaines’s transcript from Lincoln did officials realize that Gaines was black. 59 S.Ct. Benchmark 3: The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, developments, and turning points in the era of the Cold War (1945-1990). With a view to this history, Houston wrote: "It is up to the Association, the citizens of Missouri, and the people of the United States to convince the Governor of Missouri, the President and Board of Curators of the University, and the student body, that regardless of what happened in 1923, there must be no violence when Lloyd Gaines arrives at the School of Law in 1936 or 1937.

Although the Governor learned of the impending lynching hours before it occurred, he chose not to call out the militia. He graduated in August 1935 with a major in History and minors in English and Education. Gaines v. Canada is discussed: Charles Hamilton Houston: In State ex rel. States could satisfy this requirement by allowing blacks and whites to attend the same school or creating a second school for blacks.

Born in Mississippi in 1911, Lloyd at age fifteen moved with his family to St. Louis.

Be sure to back up your argument using past events to support your argument. ", Soon, however, Missouri made it clear that it would not desegregate without a fight. The Registrar at the Law School of the University of Missouri, Silas Woodson Canada, refused admission to Lloyd Gaines because he was black. Fully describe the activity or assignment in detail. At Lincoln as in high school, Gaines combined solid academic performance and an impressive schedule of activities. His Education professor, S. F. Collins, wrote that Gaines "is conscientious, painstaking and is desirous of growing in the teaching field." Gaines marked a turning point in the reevaluation of the "separate but equal" standard that had been the law of the land since the infamous Plessy v.Ferguson decision in 1896.. Lloyd Gaines was an African American resident of Missouri who sought admission to the all-white state university law school.

A fourth paragraph concluded "any change in the state system of separate instruction would react to the detriment of both Lincoln University and the University of Missouri."

Key to the court's conclusion was that there was no provision for legal education of blacks in Missouri so Missouri law guaranteeing equal protection applied. Syllabus. Despite the glowing praise from his professors, Gaines failed to find work as a teacher.

It is my hope to share with students new information that illustrates that the civil rights movement did not merely begin and end with Martin Luther King, Jackie Robinson or Selma, Alabama.

The museum is launching a massive renovation of the museum and its exhibitions, the first major renovation in more than 20 years and the largest since the museum opened its doors in 1957. Lloyd Gaines graduated from Lincoln University, a public university specifically for black students, in 1935.

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Houston and a team of black lawyers from Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland, and Washington D. C. examined Redmond’s report. 7. The decision did not quite strike down separate but equal facilities, upheld in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). 342 Mo.

No. STATE OF MISSOURI EX REL. After hearing the oral arguments of both sides and voting on the case, each Supreme Court justice will write a one page, typed opinion either agreeing with the majority (supporting opinion) or disagreeing with the majority (minority opinion). Decided: December 12, 1938.

The museum is expected to re-open in the fall of 2020.

305 U.S. 337 (1938) Facts: Lloyd Gaines applied for admission at the University of Missouri School of Law, and was denied enrollment arguably because he was African American, since his qualifications otherwise were respectable. Regardless if you are in the majority or minority, you must back up your conclusions with some sort of constitutional argument.

57. : 57 DECIDED BY: Hughes Court (1938-1939) LOWER COURT: ARGUED: Nov 09, 1938 DECIDED: Dec 12, 1938 GRANTED: Oct 10, 1938 ADVOCATES: Charles H. Houston - for the petitioner Fred L. Williams - for the respondent William S. … Syllabus. Gaines v. Canada (No.

Before Brown: A Profile of Charles H. Houston and the Gaines Case. 1. In his quest, Gaines was assisted by the state of Missouri ("ex rel."

In State ex rel. United States Supreme Court. --From Linder, Douglas O. Decided: December 12, 1938.

On July 28, 1923, a mob in Columbia—including University of Missouri students—lynched a black named James Scott. His entry in an essay competition, "U. S. Inspection of Meat," won first place and earned him a $250 scholarship.

Houston had more specific requests as well: "On the visit to Columbia, take camera along and take pictures of the buildings at the University which house departments for which there is no equivalent Negro education in the state." 2. continuity and change in the history of Missouri, the United States and the world Gaines v. Canada, 305 U.S. 337 (1938), was a United States Supreme Court decision holding that states which provided a school to white students had to provide in-state education to blacks as well. 6. relationships of the individual and groups to institutions and cultural traditions. Gaines v. Canada. The same day that Gaines received the telegram, September 18, 1935, he wrote President Florence of Lincoln University. Constitution."

57. Gaines v. Canada, Registrar of the University of Missouri, et. Available at: Charles Houston essay. He asked Florence to let him know, by return mail, "just what are the POSSIBLE ARRANGEMENTS and FURTHER ADVICE." MikeyNolan 13:02, 27 March 2013 (UTC) External links modified (February 2018) Hello fellow Wikipedians, I have just modified one external link on Missouri ex rel. al. An immediate reply would be highly appreciated." "I am a student of limited means but commendable scholastic standing," Gaines wrote.

In a cooperative learning project, students will participate in a mock trial, arguing the facts and constitutional ramifications of the 1938 Supreme Court case Gaines v. Canada [Univ.

The 1938 "Gaines v. Canada" decision struck a resounding blow to the heart of legal segregation in higher education. It also signaled the beginning of …

Following the instructions set forth in the, Students representing both Gaines and the University of Missouri will create individually a written brief explaining what legal arguments they would make before the court, Students playing the role of Supreme Court justices will individually write their own opinion of the case.

Application forms in 1935 did not ask applicants to identify their race. In July, Houston contracted with a black St. Louis attorney, Sidney R. Redmond, to prepare a "preliminary investigation and written report concerning the exclusion of Negroes from the University of Missouri." Cecil Blue of the English Department described Gaines as "an earnest young man who wants to get somewhere."

Gaines v. Canada (1938), Houston argued that it was unconstitutional for Missouri to exclude blacks from the state’s university law school when, under the “separate but equal” provision, no comparable facility for blacks existed within the state. Scoring guide for written element attached in student handout.

Syllabus; Opinion, Hughes; Separate, Mcreynolds; Syllabus.

8-10 Brief/opinion is fully developed, completely consistent and factual with the historical record and accurately interprets the Constitution and previous case law. In a cooperative learning project, students will participate in a mock trial, arguing the facts and constitutional ramifications of the 1938 Supreme Court case Gaines v. Canada [Univ.

Missouri ex rel.

Since this is a Supreme Court case, you must base your brief on some element of constitutional law.

Gains v. Canada(1938)

But Houston warned Redmond to be careful: "These must not be obtained under subterfuge, because we want our hands to be absolutely clean.