Jim RosicaMay 22, 2019
6min631
"It would be a great way to honor him."
Tag: Virgil Hawkins
Jim RosicaMay 22, 2019
Danny McAuliffeNovember 26, 2018
7min708
The new leader of the Florida Senate wants to afford more freedom to state universities wishing to rename buildings previously designated by the state Legislature. Senate President Bill Galvano, after assuming the chamber’s top spot last week, told reporters that he supports “a framework for universities to do their naming and having flexibility, instead of having […]
Bill RuftyFebruary 24, 2016
2min192
In 1949, an educator applied to the University of Florida Law School and was turned down. The applicant, Virgil Hawkins, was black. The law school and the court system in Florida were white and racist. The application began a nine-year fight going all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled for Hawkins. That […]