Lucile Harris Bluford, was a journalist and pioneering civil rights activist. Miss Bluford was the second editor and publisher of the Kansas City "Call" newspaper, one of the largest and most important black newspapers in the nation.
In 1939 Bluford was denied enrollment in the Journalism program at the University of Missouri because of her race. As a result, she sued the University. In 1941 the Missouri State Supreme Court ruled in her favor. The University responded by closing their Journalism Graduate program, thereby continuing to exclude her. Some 48 years later, the University awarded her an honorary degree.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library system has named one of their branch locations in her honor. In 2016, the state of Missouri passed a bill in her honor proclaiming July 1st as "Lucile Bluford Day".
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(bio from LLoyd Nichols (#46845290)).
In 1939 Bluford was denied enrollment in the Journalism program at the University of Missouri because of her race. As a result, she sued the University. In 1941 the Missouri State Supreme Court ruled in her favor. The University responded by closing their Journalism Graduate program, thereby continuing to exclude her. Some 48 years later, the University awarded her an honorary degree.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library system has named one of their branch locations in her honor. In 2016, the state of Missouri passed a bill in her honor proclaiming July 1st as "Lucile Bluford Day".
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(bio from LLoyd Nichols (#46845290)).
Lucile Harris Bluford, was a journalist and pioneering civil rights activist. Miss Bluford was the second editor and publisher of the Kansas City "Call" newspaper, one of the largest and most important black newspapers in the nation.
In 1939 Bluford was denied enrollment in the Journalism program at the University of Missouri because of her race. As a result, she sued the University. In 1941 the Missouri State Supreme Court ruled in her favor. The University responded by closing their Journalism Graduate program, thereby continuing to exclude her. Some 48 years later, the University awarded her an honorary degree.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library system has named one of their branch locations in her honor. In 2016, the state of Missouri passed a bill in her honor proclaiming July 1st as "Lucile Bluford Day".
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(bio from LLoyd Nichols (#46845290)).
In 1939 Bluford was denied enrollment in the Journalism program at the University of Missouri because of her race. As a result, she sued the University. In 1941 the Missouri State Supreme Court ruled in her favor. The University responded by closing their Journalism Graduate program, thereby continuing to exclude her. Some 48 years later, the University awarded her an honorary degree.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library system has named one of their branch locations in her honor. In 2016, the state of Missouri passed a bill in her honor proclaiming July 1st as "Lucile Bluford Day".
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(bio from LLoyd Nichols (#46845290)).
