Wendell Gunn, Integration of UNA

On September 11, 1963, Wendell Wilkie Gunn (right) became the first Black student to attend Florence State College (present-day University of North Alabama). He is pictured here alongside university president E.B. Norton (left).

Black and white photograph of Wendell Gunn, the first Black student, and the university president outside of the University of North Alabama on the day it was integrated.

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Black and white photograph of Wendell Gunn, the first Black student, and the university president outside of the University of North Alabama on the day it was integrated.