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During his struggle to gain entry to the University of Florida College of Law, Mr. Hawkins never applied to Florida A & M for law school. Nevertheless, he was notified, by telegram, that his "application for admission" was approved and he was given instructions to register for classes for the fall semester, 1951.
Publication Date
9-19-1951
City
Tallahassee, Florida
Disciplines
African American Studies | Civil Rights and Discrimination | Constitutional Law | Fourteenth Amendment | Law and Politics | Law and Race
Recommended Citation
Registrar, "Western Union Telegram to Mr. Virgil D. Hawkins" (1951). Documents. 1.
https://commons.law.famu.edu/hawkins-documents/1
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Comments
This telegram has been provided courtesy of the Meek-Eaton Black Archives at Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida.