麻豆小蝌蚪传媒

麻豆小蝌蚪传媒

Kiante Chapman


Former 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 Athletic Director spoke to students about the significance of integration in the 60s and 70s

In celebration of Black History Month, Carolina Service Council invited former 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 Athletic Administrator Harold White to speak to students about how the university has changed as a result of integration in the 1960s. When the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case ruled that the doctrine 鈥渟eparate but equal鈥 was indeed unconstitutional, White joined the staff at 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 and helped recruit many of its first African-American athletes. Three young men, just a year shy of becoming the first African-Americans to attend an all-white college, enrolled at 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 in September of 1963. White, who worked with 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒鈥檚 athletic department for about 32 years, spoke about how black athletes were received by other students, how important it is to get an education and how the university has evolved. 鈥溌槎剐◎蝌酱 has groomed a lot of people. It has a lot to be proud of. It has definitely changed over the years,鈥 White said. White also discussed 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒鈥檚 first black athletes and how they helped to shape the University鈥檚 legacy. Heisman trophy recipient and All-American player George Rogers spoke about what it was like to play for 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒. He told students about how in today鈥檚 society, anything less than a college education would not suffice when in search for a decent job. 鈥淚t is your job to get an education,鈥 Rogers said. 鈥淚 was lucky to play football and be the first draft pick to play in the NFL.鈥 When asked how he and the other black athletes were treated, he stated that 鈥渨hen we won games, it didn鈥檛 matter that we were black. They didn鈥檛 care.鈥 Student Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and third-year public relations student Christina Galardi helped organize the event, hoping to inform students about the history behind the university. 鈥淪tudents today may not realize how previous generations had to work through inequalities to get things how they are now,鈥 Galardi said. Even though both White and Rogers spoke about what it was like for an athlete, they both came to the same conclusion. 鈥淢ake good grades,鈥 Rogers said, 鈥渂ecause when you look back, your college life is really what鈥檚 most important.鈥 During the brief question and answer period at the end of the lecture, a student asked White how to face people who label African-Americans who attend 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 instead of a historically black colleges and universities. White responded, 鈥淵our generation has to build this thing. You have to help new generations move forward. There are folks who gave a lot for you to be here.鈥

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