奧瑟琳露西與阿拉巴馬大學

馬歇爾幫助露西準備向大學提告，他們要求學校讓露西入校就讀，不過後來他們控訴校方暗助暴民、且未提供露西應有的保護，這個部分馬歇爾發現是個錯誤，所以他撤回告訴、但傷害已經造成。

法院要求大學讓露西入校就讀，但校方卻以她仍有受審中案件為由、拒絕接受，校方提出露西詆毀校方（所言不實）的申訴，所以不能接受她進入學校唸書。馬歇爾曾以為布朗案能終止所有學校的種族隔離政策，但阿拉巴馬大學的例子讓他知道還是可以找到在合法管道下實施種族隔離之實的方法。

Marshall helped Lucy file a lawsuit against the university. They demanded that Lucy be allowed to attend. Then they pushed their case too far. They accused the university of aiding the rioters by not providing protection for Lucy. Marshall soon realized that this accusation was a mistake. He withdrew the charge, but the damage was already done.

The court ordered the university to take back Lucy, but the university used her lawsuit as an excuse to expel her. University officials claimed that Lucy had slandered (said untrue things about) the university and they could not have her as a student. Marshall had thought the Brown decision would end segregation, but the University of Alabama had found a legal way to stay segregated.

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