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Katie Harper Wright came to the University of Illinois at age 16 and
enrolled in the school of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). She
experienced formal segregation at the university and was forced…
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Erma Scott Bridgewater was a member of the Class of 1937. She
joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Erma said she experienced
discrimination as an African-American student. Also, Erma…
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Albert Spurlock graduated in 1938. He joined the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, majored in Industrial Education, and made the track team. Albert experienced discrimination as a black student in the…
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Albert Cornelius Spurlock was born in Huntington, West Virginia but grew up in Peoria, Illinois, where his father was a stationary steam engineer. His attraction to the University of Illinois was two…
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