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| Creator: | Kilpatrick, Judith |
| Title: | Branton, Wiley Austin Sr. |
| Date: | 1923-2007 |
| Description: | Biographical entry on Wiley Austin Branton Sr., the fifth African-American to be admitted to University of Arkansas School of Law. As a civil rights leader, Branton helped in fights against desegregation in the University of Arkansas and the Little Rock School District. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Articles |
| Subjects: | Branton, Wiley Austin, 1923- | University of Arkansas. School of Law | School integration--Arkansas--Biography | African Americans--Civil rights--Arkansas--Biography | African American civil rights workers--Arkansas--Biography | Civil rights workers--Arkansas--Biography | African American lawyers--Arkansas--Biography | African American students--Arkansas--Biography | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Pine Bluff (Ark.) | Jefferson County (Ark.) | Fayetteville (Ark.) | Washington County (Ark.) |
| Collection: | Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture |
| Institution: | Richard C. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies |
| Contributors: | Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture |
| Online Publisher: | [Little Rock, Ark.] : The Central Arkansas Library System | 2007-02-09 |
| Rights and Usage: | copyright Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2007 |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=1598 |
