Autherine Lucy

Autherine Lucy
Autherine Lucy
	Lucy in 1955
Born	Autherine Juanita Lucy ; October 5, 1929 ; Shiloh, Alabama , U.S.
Died	March 2, 2022 (aged 92)
Education	Selma University ( AA ) ; Miles College ( BA ) ; University of Alabama ( MA ) ;
Occupation(s)	Educator, professor
Years active	1956?2022
Known for	First African-American student to attend the University of Alabama , 1956
Relatives	Nikema Williams (grandniece)

Autherine Juanita Lucy (October 5, 1929 ? March 2, 2022) was an American activist and academic. She was the first African-American student to attend the University of Alabama , in 1956. ^[1]

Lucy was expelled from the institution later that year and led to the university's President Oliver Carmichael 's resignation. ^[2] Years later, the University admitted her as a master's student.

Lucy died on March 2, 2022, at the age of 92. ^[3] Her grandniece, Nikema Williams , is a member of the United States House of Representatives . ^[4]

References [ change | change source ]

↑ "Civil rights pioneer Vivian Jones dies" . USA Today . 2005-10-13 . Retrieved 2007-11-23 .
↑ "Expelled in 1956, Autherine Lucy Foster Receives Honorary Doctorate from University of Alabama" . www.apr.org . Associated Press. 6 May 2019 . Retrieved 2021-08-24 .
↑ "Autherine Lucy Foster, UA's first Black student, has died" . WSFA . Retrieved 2 March 2022 .
↑ Edwards, Breanna (December 6, 2019). "Georgia State Sen. Nikema Williams On Continuing The Legacy Of The Civil Rights Movement" . Essence . Retrieved July 20, 2020 .

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[1] "Civil rights pioneer Vivian Jones dies" . USA Today . 2005-10-13 . Retrieved 2007-11-23 .

[2] "Expelled in 1956, Autherine Lucy Foster Receives Honorary Doctorate from University of Alabama" . www.apr.org . Associated Press. 6 May 2019 . Retrieved 2021-08-24 .

[3] "Autherine Lucy Foster, UA's first Black student, has died" . WSFA . Retrieved 2 March 2022 .

[4] Edwards, Breanna (December 6, 2019). "Georgia State Sen. Nikema Williams On Continuing The Legacy Of The Civil Rights Movement" . Essence . Retrieved July 20, 2020 .

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