Autherine Juanita Lucy (October 5, 1929 – March 2, 2022) was an American activist who was the first African-American student to attend the University of...

The first attempt to integrate the university occurred in 1956 when Autherine Lucy successfully enrolled on February 3 as a graduate student in library...

rights and challenged southern segregation in numerous ways. In 1952, Autherine Lucy was admitted to the university as a graduate student, but her admission...

Spirit: Autherine Lucy.” National Museum of African American History and Culture, 16 Feb. 2018, nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/indomitable-spirit-autherine-lucy. Selinas...

March 17, 2003) was an American civil rights activist, who along with Autherine Lucy, were the first African Americans admitted to the University of Alabama...

from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2007-12-13. Hicks, Tai. "Autherine Lucy Foster returns to the schoolhouse door". datelinealabama.com. Archived...

Lucy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Autherine Lucy (1929-2022), first black student to attend the University of Alabama Charles...

University of Alabama. The case involved African American citizens Autherine Lucy and Polly Anne Myers, who were refused admission to the University of...

building housing the College of Education, to Graves-Lucy Hall, honoring both Graves and Autherine Lucy, an activist and the first African-American to attend...

movement University of Georgia desegregation riot In February of 1956, Autherine Lucy started classes under guard at UA as a graduate student after having...

University of Alabama after Autherine Lucy and Polly Myers were admitted (Myers eventually withdrew her application and Lucy was expelled, but reinstated...

Supreme Court suit which orders the University of Alabama to admit Autherine Lucy. July 11 – The Georgia Board of Education orders that any teacher supporting...

refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus; and in February 1956 Autherine Lucy was admitted to the University of Alabama before being expelled when...

Alabama. Her father was a neighborhood leader, and her great-aunt Autherine Lucy integrated the University of Alabama. Williams graduated from Talladega...

First African-American student to attend the University of Alabama: Autherine Lucy Her expulsion from the institution later that year led to the university's...

honor of James Hood and Vivian Malone. The Plaza is the site of the Autherine Lucy Clock Tower, named for the first black student to attend the University...

conference with Autherine Lucy and Thurgood Marshall, director and special counsel for NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund]. Autherine Lucy was the first...

and 1970s White-supremacist riots at the University of Alabama after Autherine Lucy's admission in 1956 Ole Miss riot of 1962 at the University of Mississippi...

executive (20th Century Fox), Oscar winner (1996), kidney failure. Autherine Lucy, 92, American civil rights activist. Chris Madden, 73, American interior...

Force Command for the Atlantic Autherine Lucy, first African-American student to be admitted to UA after winning in Lucy v. Adams Champ Lyons, justice...

Supreme Court in Lucy v. Adams to prevent the University of Alabama from denying admission solely based on race or color. Autherine Lucy became the first...

Clemon, first African-American federal judge in the State of Alabama Autherine Lucy, first African-American to attend the University of Alabama Fred Horn...

significant moments in the civil rights movement, including the admission of Autherine Lucy and the pro-segregation demonstration that followed as well as the Stand...

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University paid tribute to Autherine Lucy, James Hood and Vivian Malone at the dedication of the Malone-Hood Plaza and Autherine Lucy Clock Tower at Foster...

civil rights movement financially. He offered financial support to Autherine Lucy, who had sued to integrate the University of Alabama, and had provided...

Irby Jones First African-American to attend the University of Alabama: Autherine Lucy. Her expulsion from the institution later that year led to the university's...

studio executive (20th Century Fox), Oscar winner (1996) (b. 1937) Autherine Lucy, 92, civil rights activist, first African-American student to attend...

private schools that admitted only students of one race. In 1956, the Autherine Lucy, the first black student admitted to the University of Alabama, was...

Congress Frank Evans, professional baseball player in the Negro leagues Autherine Lucy Foster, civil rights trailblazer; first African-American student at...