Bluford vs. Canada, Civil Action No. 128: Note on Envelope

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Envelope with a handwritten note from the files for Civil Case No. 128: Lucile Bluford v. S. W. Canada. The writing, signed by court deputy clerk E. O'Keefe, notes "Summons issued Jan 7, 1942." At the time, Bluford was the managing editor of the Kansas City Call and her effort to gain admittance to the masters degree program at MU's School of Journalism, and repeated denials due to her race, lead to a a series of lawsuits that eventually reached the Missouri Supreme Court.

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Date: 
January 7th 1942
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Kansas City, MO
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Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written permission from the National Archives at Kansas City. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to the National Archives at Kansas City.
Collection Title, Call or Box Number: 
Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009, Civil Case Files, 1938 - 1991, Lucile Bluford v. S. W. Canada
Digital Object Identifier: 
NARA-128-0002
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