▁based ▁on ▁location , ▁but ▁not ▁on ▁race . ▁This ▁started ▁a ▁long ▁string ▁of ▁cases ▁that ▁found ▁loop hol es ▁to ▁get ▁around ▁laws ▁against ▁ra cial ▁seg reg ation ▁in ▁states ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁prohib ited . ▁Iowa ’ s ▁Constitution ▁stated ▁that , ▁in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁Judge ▁Ch ester ▁C . ▁Cole , ▁“ Pro vis ions ▁shall ▁be ▁made ▁“ for ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁youth s ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁through ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁common ▁schools ,” ▁which ▁constitution ▁declaration ▁has ▁been ▁effect u ated ▁by ▁en act ments ▁providing ▁for ▁the ▁“ inst ruction ▁of ▁youth ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁five ▁and ▁twenty - one ▁years ,” ▁without ▁regard ▁to ▁color ▁or ▁national ity , ▁is ▁it ▁not ▁equally ▁clear ▁that ▁all ▁dis cret ion ▁is ▁denied ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁school ▁direct ors ▁as ▁to ▁what ▁youth s ▁shall ▁be ▁admitted ? ▁It ▁seems ▁to ▁us ▁that ▁the ▁proposition ▁is ▁too ▁clear ▁to ▁admit ▁of ▁question ." ▁ ▁Susan ’ s ▁brother , ▁Alexander ▁Clark , ▁Jr ., ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa ; ▁her ▁father , ▁Alexander ▁Clark ▁Sr ., ▁was ▁the ▁second . ▁ ▁Fact s ▁ ▁This ▁case ▁was ▁about ▁Susan ▁Clark , ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁African - American ▁girl ▁from ▁Mus cat ine , ▁Iowa , ▁who ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁local ▁school ▁in ▁her ▁neighborhood