40th Anniversary of the Desegregation of the University of Georgia
January 9, 2001
The following Web sites offer information about the University of Georgia and about campus diversity:
UGA Web sites
For coverage of the 40th anniversary events at UGA, see the
March 2001 issue of Georgia Magazine
Admissions
(undergraduate and graduate)
Office of Minority Services and Programs
Office of Institutional Diversity
African American Cultural Center
Institute for African-American Studies
Multicultural Studies in the American South
Georgia African-American History and Culture
from the
Carl Vinson Institute of Government
UGA Libraries Peabody Awards Collection: African-Americans in Film, Television, and Radio
with links to related sources
UGA Today
(daily update on news and activities)
Georgia Magazine
(university quarterly)
Columns
(faculty-staff newspaper)
Related links
How Race Is Lived In America
from the NY Times
From the Athens Banner-Herald COVERAGE: January 6 - 9, 2001
When battle lines were drawn:
Questions of race still raised after 40 years
Athens remembers 1961:
A different time in Athens
Headliners of 1960-'61
A day in the life of integration
Central figures return to talk about history
Taking a look around
The first time:
Forgotten footnote of university history receiving her due recognition as first African-American graduate
Friendship forged through hardship for UGA's first African-American law students
Efforts to diversify student population still facing a host of legal challenges
Despite gains, social interaction across ethnic lines still limited for students
'Rainbow was shining' :
University's desegregation celebration draws to a close
Struggle had black, white victims
'The color line' persists
Judge: Work not over:
Panelists at UGA forum look back, ahead
Building on history:
UGA marks integration anniversary
