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. [1]

1 day ago · Autherine Lucy was the first Black student to attend the University of Alabama.She was born in Shiloh, Alabama, in 1929 and was the youngest of ten brothers and sisters. Her first day at UA was on Feb. 3, 1956.

Jan 31, 2025 · Autherine Lucy Foster made history on Feb. 3, 1956, becoming the first Black student to attend classes at the University of Alabama.

4 days ago · On this day in 1956, Autherine Lucy became the first Black student to attend graduate school at the University of Alabama.

Jul 10, 2024 · 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 …

She was the first African American student to attend the University of Alabama, and many white people did not want her to attend. On her third day of school, she had to lock herself in a classroom after an angry group of white students chased her and threw rotten eggs.

For the next 121 years, the school's unwritten "whites only" policy went unchallenged. That began to change when on September 4, 1952 a pair of young women, Autherine Lucy and Pollie Anne Myers, would begin a long, arduous battle to end segregation at the University of Alabama.

Feb 3, 2023 · Sixty-seven years ago, the University of Alabama was an all-white institution. That changed in the first week of February 1956 when Autherine Lucy became the first Black student to enroll...

On Feb. 3, 1956, Autherine Lucy began classes in the library science program, becoming the first Black person to attend classes at the University. Just three days later, she was whisked to safety following threats against her life from a growing, angry mob.

Mar 2, 2022 · Here's a look back at key moments in the life of Autherine Lucy Foster, the first Black student to attend the University of Alabama, who died Wednesday at the age of 92: Oct. …