What might primary sources tell us about the way things were?

What do you think you see?

Describe who/what you see.

When do you think this image was taken?

Make a hypothesis about what is happening in this picture.

How did your perception of the image change as you saw more of it?

Why do you think this photograph was taken?

George W. McLaurin, a veteran school teacher living in Oklahoma applied to the all-white University of Oklahoma to pursue an advance degree in education in His application was rejected because Oklahoma statutes made it illegal for blacks and whites to attend the same school. McLaurin filed a complaint against the University on the state court level and won. He was allowed to attend classes but not with his fellow students. This photograph shows how he was segregated to the anteroom of a classroom in 1948 after his admission. In 1950, McLaurin filed suit with the and U.S. Supreme Court and won. The case paved the way for the Brown v. Board of Education cases. George W. McLaurin, Gelatin silver print. Visual Materials from the NAACP Records, Prints and Photographs Division (47) Digital ID# cph 3c16927 Courtesy of the NAACPGeorge W. McLaurin, 1948 Prints and Photographs Division

Johnston, F. B. ( ). A Kodak creates a sensation. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.A Kodak creates a sensation. Unknown. (n.d.). Negro attends first class after court fight. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.Negro attends first class after court fight.