The first black student to enroll at the University of Alabama, who was expelled from the school after 3 days following riots on the campus protesting her admission, has been awarded an honorary doctorate 60 years later. - NBCBLK
The first black student to enroll at the University of Alabama, who was expelled from the school after three days following riots on the campus protesting her admission, has been awarded an honorary doctorate 60 years later.
Autherine Lucy Foster, 89, of Shiloh, Alabama, first applied and was accepted to the University of Alabama in 1952. Her acceptance, however, was rescinded because she is black. A federal court order reversed the decision, allowing Lucy Foster to enroll at the university in 1956. Lucy Foster’s expulsion was officially annulled in 1988, allowing her to re-enroll at the university. She earned a master’s degree in education from the school in 1991.“I love the University of Alabama, and it is an honor to be recognized in this way,” she said in a
. “I am thankful for opportunities such as this, which allow us to talk about the past while looking to the future."
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