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Black History

History of the ‘Little Rock Nine’ Contains HBCU Ties

September 25, 2017 by Cherie S. White

On Sept. 25, 1957, nine African-American high school students faced an angry mob of white students outside Little Rock Central High School, testing a landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The Little Rock Nine became a symbol of heroism in the fight for racial progress. The students were: Ernest […]

Central State’s Little Known Black History Fact

March 5, 2014 by sarterbery

Updated: 3/5/2014 1:05 PM CST BY TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION Edwina M. Harris Office of University Public Relations 937-376-6198 May 4th Central State University celebrated its 175th Founder’s Day.  One of the alumni members inducted into the Alumni Achievement Hall of Fame posthumously was Renown Chemist, Dr. Dennis W. Weatherby, Class of 1982, who received a patent for […]

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