ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The University of Georgia will mark the 50th anniversary of its desegregation with a series of events, including a reception honoring the first black students to enroll there.
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault made history when they registered for classes at UGA in January 1961.
Hunter-Gault and family members of the late Holmes will attend a reception marking the anniversary on Jan. 9. The reception will also include Mary Frances Early, who transferred to UGA as a graduate student in the summer of 1961 and became the first black student to earn a degree at UGA.
The next day, Hunter-Gault will deliver a lecture on the anniversary.
Holmes and Hunter-Gault were admitted after a protracted legal struggle.
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