Academic english dept 1990's

ODU: The60's

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  • ODU before African-Americans graduated

    ODU before African-Americans graduated

    This was the ODU before African-Americans were apart of the student body
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  • First African-American Graduate of ODU

    First African-American Graduate of ODU

    It took ODU almost 30 years after becoming its own institution to have an black graduate
  • First African-American Woman

    First African-American Woman

    This woman became the first African-American woman to graduate from ODU
  • Margaret Simmons

    Margaret Simmons

    Margaret Simmons was a part of the first wave of black students at ODU. A mother of three Simmons reflects on her time at ODU and being one of the first black women to graduate
  • Remembering The Anniversary

    Remembering The Anniversary

    This article published in the 1990's highlights the near 30 year anniversary of the first African-American graudates of ODU
  • Graduation 1969

    Graduation 1969

    Even with the first African-Americans graduating from ODU, the university took a while to become the diverse university it is today.