School's first black student president was the target of a racist attack. (abc-7.com)
Danny Lyon, At Ole Miss (University of Mississippi) As James Meredith Tried To Enroll As First Black Student, 1962, gelatin silver enlargement print. (artnews.com)
Oberlin College, named after minister Jean - Frederic Oberlin, was the first college in the United States to admit students of all races and in 1844 graduated the first black student, George B. Vashon. (christianitytoday.com)