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Autherine Juanita Lucy (October 5, 1929 – March 2, 2022) was an American activist who was the first African-American student to attend the University of Alabama, in 1956. Her expulsion from the institution later that year led to the university's President Oliver Carmichael's resignation.
2 mar 2022 · Autherine Lucy. 1924-2022. By Kerri Lee Alexander, NWHM Fellow | 2018. As she walked to school each day, Autherine Lucy was always in danger. She was the first African American student to attend the University of Alabama, and many white people did not want her to attend.
Today a $25,000 endowed scholarship at Alabama bears Autherine Lucy's name. When her portrait was installed at the university in 1992, it was evident her courage and sense of justice had helped change American society.
26 mar 2022 · Obituary | The girl who loved reading. Autherine Lucy was an unlikely pioneer. The shy heroine of desegregation died on March 2nd, aged 92. Mar 26th 2022. F RIDAY FEBRUARY 3rd 1956 was one of...
9 feb 2021 · The story of Autherine Lucy, who challenged segregation at the University of Alabama in 1956, is featured in the African American History Month page. Despite a federal court ruling, Lucy’s career as a student lasted just three days.
2 mar 2022 · By Richard Goldstein. Published March 2, 2022 Updated March 9, 2022. Autherine Lucy had no particular desire to be a civil rights pioneer. Growing up as the youngest of 10 children in an...
27 mar 2023 · People Civil Rights. Autherine Lucy, 1956 Autherine Lucy Foster (1929-2022) was the first African American to be enrolled at the University of Alabama (UA), in 1952. When school administrators found out her race, she was denied admittance but reenrolled in 1956 after a three-year court battle.
