October 1, 1999
Judge Allows Black Student to Challenge 'Whites Only' Scholarship in Alabama
A federal judge has allowed a black Alabama graduate student to challenge the constitutionality of a "whites only" state scholarship program that is intended to integrate two historically black universities.
A decision on the race-based scholarships, which the judge himself created in 1995, may come within several months. The case is being watched as the latest test of affirmative-action programs, and as an interesting ripple in college-desegregation
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