Knight v. State of Ala.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.1045

STATEMENT OF THE CASE.1047

CONTENTIONS OF THE PARTIES.1051

A. Knight Plaintiffs.!.1051

B. The United States Government_'.1053

C. State Defendants.1055

D. Auburn University.1055

E. The University of Alabama System.1060

F The Troy State University System.1060

G. State Board of Education.1061

H. The University of North Alabama.1061

FINDINGS OF FACT

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN ALABAMA.1061

A. Enrollments. 1061

B. Federal Financial Assistance For Alabama’s Higher Education System 1065

SUMMARY OF THE HISTORICAL EVIDENCE. LÍ3 ZO O rH

A. The Nineteenth Century. CO O t —…