UGA to Mark 50th Anniversary of Desegregation

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, one of the first black students to register at the University of Georgia, is returning to her alma mater in a two-day celebration of the 50th anniversary of the school’s  desegregation. Suggested Reading The Best Musical Biopics to Stream This Weekend Actors Who Have Great Chemistry On Screen But Allegedly Didn’t Get Along…

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, one of the first black students to register at the University of Georgia, is returning to her alma mater in a two-day celebration of the 50th anniversary of the school’s  desegregation.

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On Monday, Jan. 10, she will deliver a lecture, and on Tuesday, Jan. 11, she will lead a campuswide discussion of her memoir, In My Place.

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