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Charlayne Hunter-Gault (b. 1942)

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Nash, Amanda

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Encyclopedia article about Charlayne Hunter-Gault who was one of the first two African American students admitted to the University of Georgia. She is also known for her career as a journalist on television and in print. Before attending the University of Georgia, Hunter-Gault attended Turner High School in Atlanta and Wayne State University in Detriot, Michigan.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

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New Georgia Encyclopedia

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Women Journalists
  2. African Americans
  3. Athens
  4. College Integration
  5. Georgia
  6. Women

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