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Lloyd L. Gaines Case Classification: Missing Missing Since: March 19, 1939 Location Last Seen: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Physical Description ** Listed information is from the time of disappearance. Date of Birth: 1911 Age at Time of Disappearance: 24 yrs Race: Black Gender: Male Height at Time of Disappearance: Unknown Weight at Time of Disappearance: Unknown Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Alias(s) / Nickname(s): Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Dentals: Unknown Fingerprints: Unknown DNA: Unknown Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Unknown Jewelry: Unknown Additional Personal Items: Unknown Circumstances of Disappearance Gaines was last seen as he left his fraternity house in Chicago, Illinois on March 19, 1939. He told his housekeeper he was going out to buy some stamps. He was never seen or heard from again. Gaines was an honors graduate of Lincoln University in Jefferson City. He was denied admission to the Law School at the University of Missouri because of his race in April 1936. His case eventually lead to the U. S. Supreme Court which handed down a decision in his favor on December 12, 1938. Gaines never made it to Columbia. Discouraged by the state's response to the high court ruling, he moved north and earned a master's degree in economics from Michigan. Gaines then spent several months shuttling back and forth between his hometown of St. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago, struggling to earn a living - his jobs included gas station attendant . The Civil Rights pioneer went missing before he could begin attending law school. Gaines was granted an honorary law degree by the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2006. Investigating Agency(s) If you have any information about this case please contact; Agency Name: Unknown Agency Contact Person: Unknown Agency Phone Number: Unknown E-Mail Agency Case Number: Unknown NCIC Case Number: N/A NamUs Case Number: MP # N/A Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Information Source(s) Wikipedia Columbia Missourian