University of North Alabama

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Title

University of North Alabama

Subject

African American History; Desegregation; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL; University of North Alabama

Description

University of North Alabama was established in 1830 and for much of its history was an all-white institution. However, the University, then Florence State College, officially desegregated when Wendell Wilkie Gunn attended classes in 1963. The transition to an integrated system at the University of North Alabama was quiet and nonviolent. Some sources attribute this to the cosmopolitan population of Florence, Alabama due to the presence of the Tennessee Valley Authority and other international corporations.

Creator

Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama

Source

University of North Alabama Archives; Times Daily

Publisher

Alabama Cultural Resource Survey

Date

1963

Type

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