Photograph on page 85 of book Transitions by Gerald Saxon; first African-American student accepted to Arlington State College

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10011728

Description

Photograph on page 85 of book Transitions by Gerald Saxon; first African-American student accepted to Arlington State College, 1962. The caption reads "Accepting African-American students for the first time in 1962, ASC became the first integrated college in the Texas A&M system. According to the 1963 'Reveille' [yearbook], 'ASC witnessed a peaceful integration which produced no display of prejudice among students or faculty."

Archival Date

1962

Collection Name

University of Texas at Arlington. Alumni Association Records

Collection Number

Unproc. 2014-64 Box 11

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JPG

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Rights held by The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact UTA Special Collections by emailing spcoref@uta.edu.

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Subjects

African American students; Universities and Universities & colleges; Laboratories