Tuesday, January 16, 2001
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Academic Building renamed
The 169-year-old Academic Building was renamed in honor of Charlayne Hunter and the late Hamilton Holmes at a Jan. 9 ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of desegregation at UGA. Charlayne Hunter-Gault (left) shares an emotional moment with Hamilton Holmes’s mother, Isabell Holmes, as his widow, Marilyn Holmes, looks on.
On Jan. 9, 1961, Hunter (now Hunter-Gault) and Holmes walked past the Arch and into the Academic Building where they went to the registrar’s office and registered for classes, thus ending 160 years of racial segregation at UGA. “When Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes walked through the Arch and registered for classes in the Academic Building, the mission and direction of the University of Georgia were forever changed,” UGA President Michael F. Adams said. “Their courageous act paved the way for the University of Georgia to be an educational institution that serves all citizens. Naming this building for them ensures that their personal contributions will never be forgotten.” Photo by Peter Frey.
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