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Wed, 01.11.1961

The University of Georgia Reinstates Hunter, and Holmes

Hunter and Holmes reinstated

On this date in 1961, racial rioting erupted on the campus of the University of Georgia to support student segregation at the school.

Black students Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were suspended for involvement but eventually reinstated by a federal court order. Hunter-Gault later became an Emmy award-winning journalist with the Public Broadcasting Service, and Holmes became a doctor.

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Our mothers, when asked may speak of us in terms of our accomplishments. My daughter is a flower shedding buds of brown babies. She holds two diplomas in her fist as... FEMINISM by Carolyn Rodgers.
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