Lloyd Gaines had a tremendous impact on the interpretation of the Constitution when he attempted to

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Lloyd Gaines' attempt to enter law school at the University of Missouri in 1936 challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine established by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). This eventually led to the landmark Supreme Court case of Gaines v. Canada (1938), which ruled that state-funded institutions must provide African American students with equal educational opportunities, even if separate institutions were already available. This case set an important legal precedent for future civil rights cases challenging segregation.

Lloyd Gaines Had a Tremendous Impact on the Interpretation of the Constitution