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Verna Bailey is the first African American woman to attend Ole Mis.
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Robert Walker receives his graduate degree becoming the first African American to complete a graduate degree at Ole Miss.
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African American students create the Black Law Students’ Association.
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Constance Slaughter Harvey becomes the first African American female to graduate from the UM School of Law.
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Omega Psi Phi is the first black fraternity chartered at Ole Miss.
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John Hawkins becomes the first African American cheerleader at Ole Miss.
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UM track star Tony Dees receives an Olympic silver medal in the high hurdles in 1992 in Barcelona.
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Carissa Alana Wells becomes the first African American “Miss University.”
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Kimbrely Dandridge is elected as president of the Associated Student Body, becoming the first African American female to hold the position.
