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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.
Autherine Lucy Foster: Plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case styled Lucy v. Adams which prevented the University of Alabama from denying admission solely based on race or color. [3] Anita Hill: Honorary: Attorney, law professor, and civil rights activist; plaintiff in sexual harassment case vs. Clarence Thomas [4] Violette Neatley Anderson
The university suspended Lucy "for her own protection." Autherine Lucy and her legal team filed a case against the university, suing them for allowing the mob to congregate, but was not able to prove that they were responsible for the mob. After losing the case the University of Alabama had legal grounds to expel Lucy for defaming the school.
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 ...
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]
The Vatican has deemed one Texas church extinct after one nun confessed to an online love affair with a priest
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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.