Autherine Lucy, 1956

Marengo County native Autherine Lucy in 1956, the year she became the first Black person to attend the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Autherine Lucy, first Black student admitted to the University of Alabama, 1956
Courtesy of the W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library, University of Alabama Libraries
Autherine Lucy, first Black student admitted to the University of Alabama, 1956