Hawkins, Virgil, 1906-1988.
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
John A. H. Murphree Files Regarding the Virgil D. Hawkins Case
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0390
Abstract
Case files belonging to Florida Circuit Judge John A. H. Murphree concerning the 1956 Supreme Court Case Virgil Hawkins v. Board of Control regarding the admission of Virgil Hawkins, a Black man, as a law student at the all white law school at the University of Florida. Murphree was appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to act as commissioner on the case and gather information for the Florida Supreme Court ruling.
Dates:
1956, 1978