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Branton, Wiley Austin Sr.

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Kilpatrick, Judith

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Biographical entry on Wiley Austin Branton Sr., the fifth African-American to be admitted to University of Arkansas School of Law. As a civil rights leader, Branton helped in fights against desegregation in the University of Arkansas and the Little Rock School District.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.
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Keywords

  1. African American Civil Rights Workers
  2. African American Lawyers
  3. African American Students
  4. African Americans
  5. Arkansas
  6. Biography
  7. Civil Rights
  8. Civil Rights Workers
  9. National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
  10. School Integration
  11. Universities
  12. University Of Arkansas. School Of Law

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