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Hamilton E. Holmes registering for classes at the University of Georgia as the first African American male admitted to the school, 1961

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Keywords

  1. African American College Students
  2. African Americans
  3. Civil Rights
  4. Civil Rights Movements
  5. College Integration
  6. Holmes, Hamilton, 1941
  7. School Integration
  8. Universities
  9. University Of Georgia

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