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Mildred Barrington Poole (Class of 1921) and the first desegregated schools in the South

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by Scott Hinshaw In 1951, Mildred Barrington Poole (Class of 1921), made a bold decision.  Mrs. Poole became the first chief administrator and principal of the Fort Bragg school system in 1948. When she arrived, black and white servicemen’s children attended different schools, following the standard of “separate, but equal” established by the Supreme Court’s […]

Desegregating WC: Tillman, Smart, and the Long Road to Integration

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by Erin Lawrimore This Fall semester marks the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of the student body at the Woman’s College (now UNCG). In the previous two weeks, we explored previous issues related to integrating campus facilities and services. Classes in Fall 1956 began on September 20th, and this week we will look at the debates […]

African Americans and WC Library Use Prior to Desegregation

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by Erin Lawrimore This Fall semester marks the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of the student body at the Woman’s College (now UNCG). Classes in Fall 1956 began on September 20th, and next week we will look at the debates over integration and the process of desegregating the student body. But this week, we are […]

Claudette Graves Burroughs-White: Pioneer of Desegregation

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by Kathelene McCarty Smith February is Black History Month. To celebrate, our Spartan Stories this month focus on remembering important people and events related to the history of African Americans and UNCG. Claudette Graves Burroughs-White, 1961 yearbook (p. 171) Claudette Graves Burroughs-White was a student at Woman’s College (now The University of North Carolina at […]

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