Conservation Clinic
Constitution Day 2008
Katheryn Russell-Brown (left), professor of law and director of the University of Florida Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations, talks with George H. Starke, Jr. (right) following the UF Constitution Day Program. The program commemorated the 50th anniversary of desegregation at UF. Starke was the first black student admitted to the university on Sept. 15, 1958, and he spoke about his experiences during UF's Constitution Day event, hosted by the Levin College of Law.
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George H. Starke, Jr. admires a plaque erected in front of a Magnolia tree planted at the entrance to the Levin College of Law to commemorate the 50th anniversary of desegregation at the University of Florida. Starke was the first black law student admitted to the university and he was at the college on Sept. 17 to participate in UF’s Constitution Day Program. Starke's admission to UF's law school on Sept. 15, 1958 followed more than 9 years of litigation initiated by Virgil D. Hawkins challenging Florida laws restricting state university admissions to white students only.
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George H. Starke, Jr., Dean Robert Jerry, Professor Pedro Malavet, Cone Wagner Nugent Johnson, Hazouri and Roth Professor Juan Perea and attorney Harley Herman of de Beaubien, Knight, Simmons, Mantzaris & Neal stand near the plaque erected in front of a Magnolia tree planted at the entrance to the Levin College of Law to commemorate the 50th anniversary of desegregation at the University of Florida.
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George H. Starke, Jr. and Dean Robert Jerry stand near the plaque erected in front of a Magnolia tree planted at the entrance to the Levin College of Law to commemorate the 50th anniversary of desegregation at the University of Florida
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Members of the Hawkins Family gather at the Virgil D. Hawkins Civil Clinic in honor of the late Virgil Hawkins. In 1949, Virgil Hawkins applied to the UF University of Florida’s law school and was denied entry based on the color of his skin. After nine years of legal battles, Hawkins entered into an agreement with the state to withdraw his application in exchange for a court order to desegregate UF’s graduate and professional schools.
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