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Black college presidents had a tough balancing act during the civil rights era

  • Written by Eddie R. Cole, Associate Professor of Higher Education and History, University of California, Los Angeles
imageSome Black college presidents stood at the forefront of the civil rights movement. Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images

Historians have documented again and again how college students contributed to the civil rights movement. Less attention has been paid to the role college presidents played in the fight for equality. Here, Eddie R. Cole,...

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