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Court Case Study Of The Lucy V. Adams Case

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Polly Ann Myers Polly Ann Myers and Autherine Lucy were trying to get admission to the University of Alabama.The university didn’t allow them to attend classes at the university.This was a violation to the Fourteenth Amendment.The situation with Polly and Autherine went to court.The case was called the Lucy v. Adams case.The case was held on October 10,1955 and lasted through 1957.Autherine Lucy was a graduate at Miles college and Polly Ann Myers was not married,but she was pregnant at the time.The NAACP backed Polly and Autherine in the court case.After two years in the case,a year and a half the famous court case Brown v. Board of Education made all schools desegragate.Autherine Lucy attended her first class on Feburary.She got threats by students.One day a mob threw rocks and eggs at her.The NAACP took this to court,but the lawyers were unsuccesful.

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