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TWIH: When a Segregationist Advocacy Group Voted for A Black Vice President

This Week in History: When a segregationist advocacy group voted for a Black vice president

In 1964, the University found itself home to a new student group on campus: the “Committee for Racial Reconciliation.” The group, originally committed to advocating for racial segregation, during its short-lived, eight-month existence, was usurped by integrationists, ending under the leadership of a Black vice president.


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