Jones v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. Petition for Writ of Certiorari
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Press Releases, Volume 6. LDF Scholarships to South Carolina Students Aim at Desegregation, More Black Southern Lawyers, 1971. d5dcc49a-ba92-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/db4a8a23-4cfa-4c87-bd92-813640c8ab82/ldf-scholarships-to-south-carolina-students-aim-at-desegregation-more-black-southern-lawyers. Accessed April 27, 2025.
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egal AA efense und JUN 301971 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LDF SCHOLARSHIPS TO SOUTH CAROLINA STUDENTS AIM AT DESEGREGATION, MORE BLACK SOUTHERN LAWYERS NEW YORK, N.Y. --- Twenty-two South Carolina students received scholarship assistance from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) last year to attend formerly segregated, state- supported colleges and universities, or to study law. According to a report compiled by John W. Davis, former President of West Virginia State College, and Director of the LDF's educational program, more than 300 scholarships -- ranging in size from $400 to $2,160, with an average grant of $900 -- were awarded to Southern Negro students who were able to demonstrate both scholastic ability and a financial need. The South Carolina undergraduates under the LDF educational program include Vernard T. Cottingham (U. of S.C.) of Orangeburg, Pernola C. Crenshaw (U. of S.C.) of Greenwood, Eva Devlin (U. of S.C.) of Troy, Judy Devlin (U. of S.C.) of Bradley, Shirley A. Epps (Winthrop Col.) of Greenville, Grady M. Evans (Clemson U.) of Hodges, Deborah Hamilton (Clemson U.) of Clemson, Raymond T. Huff (Clemson U.) of Charleston, Laverne Hunter (U. of S.C.) of Union, Marjorie Miller (U. of S.C.) of Charleston, Herman L. Moore (U. of S.C.) of Charleston, Joyce S. Neely (Winthrop Col.) of Sharon, Jerry Seabrook (U. of S.C.) of Charleston, Vera A. Scott (Clemson U.) of Greenwood, and William A. Archie (Clemson U.) of Greenwood. (More) NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. | 10 Columbus Circle | New York, N.Y. 10019 | (212) 586-8397 William T, Coleman, Jr. - President Jack Greenberg - Director-Coun: LDF SCHOLARSHIPS PAGE TWO Law students include Johnny E. Bishop (Emory U., Ga.) of Society Hill, Aaron Harvey (U. of S.C.) of Charleston, James T. Hill (Gs Of (S65) o£ Greenville, Emmanuel k. Ohemeng (U. of S.C.) of Columbia, Edna L. Smith (U. of S.C.) of Columbia, Louis 0. Dore (U. of Ga.) of Burton, and Arthur C. McFarland (U. of va.) of Charleston. Most of these students -- those who have not yet completed their educations -- will be eligible next term for similar scholarships. In addition, LDF hopes to increase the number of scholarships available through its two-pronged educational program: the Herbert Lehman Education Fund and the Lawyer Training Program. The Herbert Lehman Education Fund was begun in 1964 by LDF when its litigation had brought about strict court rulings against state-financed, segregated higher education. Through the Lehman Fund, LDF provides incentives for black students to enter formerly all-white colleges and universities, at the same time providing incentives for the institutions -- usually in need of scholarship monies -- to accept them. There are currently 122 students under this program which has given out 586 scholarships (more than 90 to South Carolina students) in its 7 years of operation. The Lawyer Training Program, on the other hand, was a spin off of the Lehman Fund to correct the critical shortage of black lawyers which has hampered LDF's efforts to reach out into many rural areas. According to LDF, black lawyers now comprise only about one per cent of the legal profession. The most hopeful estimates of the black lawyer/population ratios show one black lawyer for every 21,230 black Americans. But in some rural sections of the country -- especially the South and Southwest -- it is feared that the disparity heightens to one black lawyer for every 37,000 black LDF SCHOLARSHIPS PAGE THREE Americans. White Americans have no problems obtaining sympathetic legal assistance: the national average indicates one white lawyer for every 600 white Americans. In its first year of operation, the Lawyer Training Program assisted some 212 law students (including the 7 South Carolina students) and will continue to provide them with scholarships until they complete their three years of law training. For the next school year (1971-72), an additional 300 3-year law scholarships will be made available. This process -- of adding 300 new scholarships each year -~- will continue until the LDF's seven year goal of adding 1,500 blacks to the legal profession is met. According to Dr. Davis, the Legal Defense Fund will not only provide scholarships to more and more young men and women studying law, but will place many of them in summer jobs in its New York office and in offices of cooperating attorneys around the country, and, to those who show real promise, offer them a post-graduate year at the Fund's head office, then help them to set up practice in any area sorely in need of a black lawyer. The cost of the Lawyer Training Program for a seven-year period is expected to run well over $16,000,000. =30= For further information contact: Dr. John W. Davis or Sandy O'Gorman (212) 586-8397 NOTE: Please bear in mind that the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is a completely separate and distinct organization, even though we were established by the NAACP and retain those initials in our name. Our correct designation is NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., frequently shortened to LDF.