October 27, 2000
A Pivotal Moment for Desegregation
Mississippi and Maryland seek to end disputes; tensions remain on role of black colleges
Twenty-five years have passed, and Lillie B. Ayers is still waiting. Mississippi is waiting with her.
In 1975, Ms. Ayers's late husband, Jake Sr., filed suit in federal court on behalf of his son, who attended historically black Jackson State University,
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