Howard University Dental School
In 1881, fourteen years after the establishment of the Howard University Medical School, How
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
In 1840, the Baltimore College of Dental surgery was foun
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against peopl
Title IX
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Regents of the University of California V. Bakke
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Civil Rights Act
The 1964 Civil Rights Act is a landmark act that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Brown v. Board of Education
In 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal” and violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Flexner Report
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v.
The Creation of the National Medical Association
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