Murray, Donald Gaines
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Donald Murray, 1976 June 7
File
Identifier: OH 8139
Abstract
Donald Gaines Murray (1914-1986) was an attorney and the first Black individual admitted to the University of Maryland School of Law after winning a landmark civil rights case, Murray v. Pearson, in 1936. After his application was rejected on account of his race, Murray and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) sued the University. Murray was represented in court by Charles Hamilton Houston and Thurgood Marshall. In this oral history interview, Murray recalls...
Dates:
1976 June 7