Title
1964 - Cynthia Plair Roddey Becomes the First African American Student to Admitted to Winthrop
Preview
Image Approximate Date
1960s, circa.
Creation Date
2015
Source
W427.2-1 - Integration: Roddey, Cynthia Plair
Description
In 1964, Cynthia Plair Roddey became the first African American student to admitted Winthrop. She was admitted as a Graduate student and later that year Delores Johnson Hurt and Arnetta Gladden Mackey became the first African American undergraduate students admitted to Winthrop.
This photograph is of Cynthia Plair Roddey in the 1960s.
Collection Location
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Name
University Archives
Copyright
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Media Type
Chronologies and Timelines
A Winthrop University Chronology (1823 - present)