In 1946, she applied at the University of Oklahoma and was denied because of her race, and in 1948, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the state of Oklahoma must provide instruction for Blacks equal to that of whites.
In 1946, she applied at the University of Oklahoma and was denied because of race. Two years later, in 1948, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Sipuel v. University of Oklahoma that the state of Oklahoma must provide instruction for Blacks equal to that of whites.