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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] Her expulsion from the institution later that year led to the university's President Oliver Carmichael 's resignation.
Samantha Hudson, a Spanish drag artist, was excommunicated in 2015 by the bishop of Mallorca for a controversial musical video about the oppression the LGBTQ+ community faces due to the Catholic Church. The video was a school project, she was 15 years old at the time. [142] [143] [144] [better source needed]
A memorial service for Autherine Lucy Foster, the first Black student to enroll at the University of Alabama, featured laughs, music and good spirits. Tribute to a trailblazer: Family, friends ...
Thus in 1956, Autherine Lucy became the first African-American to attend the school. On the third day of classes, a hostile mob assembled to prevent Lucy from attending classes. The police were called to secure her admission but, that evening, the University suspended Lucy on the grounds that it could not provide a safe environment.
February 3 – Autherine Lucy is admitted to the University of Alabama. Whites riot for days, and she is suspended. Later, she is expelled for her part in filing legal action against the university. February 24 – The policy of Massive Resistance is declared by U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Sr. from Virginia.
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The Vatican has deemed one Texas church extinct after one nun confessed to an online love affair with a priest
In later interviews, Malone recounted that seeing Autherine Lucy's initial attempt to desegregate the University of Alabama inspired her to persevere in desegregation work: “I was a child when that happened, but her efforts had an indelible impression on me...I figured if she could do it, I could do it.” [6]