Autherine Lucy Foster made history in 1956 by integrating the University of Alabama
Autherine Lucy Foster made history on Feb. 3, 1956, becoming the first Black student to attend classes at the University of ...
Tuscaloosa News' editorials criticized riots in wake of Autherine Lucy's enrollment
Publisher Buford Boone denounced the violence and exclusion of Autherine Lucy, the University of Alabama’s first Black student ...
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Gradualism and The Negro
The Till murder trial, the riots surrounding Autherine Lucy's attempt to enter the University of Alabama, the mobilization of white citizens' councils, the rantings of Eastland and Talmadge all ...
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Autherine Lucy Foster made history in 1956 by integrating the University of Alabama
On Feb. 3, 1956, Autherine Lucy made history by attending her first class at the University of Alabama, almost four years after she began to seek admission. She was the first Black student to ...