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Media Coverage of the 50th Anniversary
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Mary Frances Early Freedom Breakfast Keynote Address / Feb. 14, 2011
Community Reception Honoring Mary Frances Early / Feb. 14, 2011
Storytelling for Justice – Lee Anne Bell / Feb. 17, 2011
Fifty Years Later – Frances Kendall / Feb. 17, 2011 - Terry College of Business podcast
Terry: A Look 50 Years Back, 50 Years Forward / Feb. 2, 2011 - School of Law video
A Re-enactment of the Holmes-Hunter Trial and Legal Panel / Feb. 25, 2011
NPR
- Integrating A Southern Giant: A Pioneer Looks Back – Bill Chappell / Jan. 7, 2011
- 50 Years Since Integration At The University Of Georgia – Interview with Charlayne Hunter-Gault / Jan. 6, 2011
ABC News
- University of Georgia Celebrates Desegregation – Steve Osunsami & Maggie Patrick / Jan. 14, 2011
Georgia Public Broadcasting
- Sunday Marks Half-Century Since UGA Desegregation – Rickey Bevington / Jan. 9, 2011
New York Times
- "To the Mountaintop: My Journey Through the Civil Rights Movement" – New book by Charlayne Hunter-Gault (ABJ '63) is reviewed. / Feb. 23, 2012
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Even after 50 years, a ride in the Deep South has meaning – Opinion: JoyEllen Freeman / May 25, 2011
- History magnifies extremist rhetoric – Opinion: Sam Zamarripa / March 1, 2011
- UGA marks accomplishments, struggles during desegregation anniversary – Laura Diamond / Jan. 10, 2011
- They ‘were taking on the entire state’ – Bill Torpy / Jan. 9, 2011
Athens Banner-Herald
- Aaron recalls day of King's death in Friday talk – Lee Shearer / January 14, 2012
- Lewis rips immigration law – Lee Shearer / April 20, 2011
- Early honored for being first black to earn a degree at UGA – Lee Shearer / Feb. 15, 2011
- Hunter-Gault donates papers to UGA – Lee Shearer / Feb. 10, 2011
- Hunter-Gault's voice still needed in America — Opinion: Ed Tant / Jan. 15, 2011
- Three days of MLK events still on – Lee Shearer / Jan. 13, 2011
- Hunter-Gault: We still have miles to go – Lee Shearer / Jan. 11, 2011
- Charlayne Hunter-Gault speaks about Desegregation at the University of Georgia – Photo Gallery / Jan. 10, 2011
- UGA's first black students speak – Photo Gallery / Jan. 10, 2011
- Hunter-Gault speech to go on as scheduled today – Lee Shearer / Jan. 10, 2011
- UGA desegregation anniversary celebration begins with service, speech – Lee Shearer / Jan. 10, 2011
- In UGA history, no greater event – Lee Shearer / Jan. 9, 2011
- UGA desegregation pioneers – Photo Gallery / Jan. 9, 2011
- Ecumenical service to celebrate UGA desegregation – Lee Shearer / Jan. 7, 2011
Gainesville Times
- 50 years ago, trying times at university – Opinion: Johnny Vardeman / Oct. 16, 2011
Knoxville News Sentinel
- Retired UT professor Harold Black recalls civil-rights 'adventure' at U. of Georgia – John Shearer / Feb. 20, 2012
Georgia Trend Magazine
- Business Casual: Fifty Years Later – Opinion: Susan Percy / March 2011
The Red & Black
- Three Minute Interview: JoyEllen Freeman, Freedom Rider – Tiffany Stevens / August 16, 2011
- Rep. John Lewis commends civil rights figures – A.J. Archer / April 19, 2011
- Hunter-Gault ‘most influential’ Grady grad; Alum recalls desegregation – Rachel Bunn / March 22, 2011
- Exhibit wraps up desegregation events – Charles Hicks / March 1, 2011
- Law school re-enacts 1961 desegregation trial – Rebekah Baldwin / Feb. 28, 2011
- Law school will host reenactment of desegregation trial – Charles Hicks / Feb. 25, 2011
- Mary Frances Early honored by community – Charles Hicks / Feb. 15, 2011
- University professors reflect on race relations – A.J. Archers / Jan. 25, 2011
- Charlayne Hunter-Gault remembers negativity, protesting – Jacob Demmitt / Jan. 13, 2011
- Story’s use of offensive language serves a purpose – Mimi Ensley / Jan. 13, 2011
- University kicks off 50th anniversary of its desegregation – Alex Laughlin / Jan. 10, 2011
- Hunter-Gault reflects on challenges of the past and future – Drew Hooks / Jan. 10, 2011
- MEMORY LANE: Turmoil remembered long after desegregation – Kathryn Ingall / Jan. 9, 2011
Columns (UGA faculty/staff newspaper)
- Past Reactions: Class uses role playing to teach students about the university's 1961 desegregation – Philip Lee Williams / April 11, 2011
- You can go home again: Hunter-Gault returns to campus to offer advice to students – Matt Weeks / April 4, 2011
- Hollowell documentary inspires new generation at campus premiere – Emily Williams / March 14, 2011
- Reliving history: Law students re-enact trial that led to university's integration – Matt Weeks / March 7, 2011
- The power of the dream: First black graduate speaks about continuing King's legacy – Sara Freeland / Feb. 21, 2011
- Hunter-Gault donates her papers to Russell Library – Jean Cleveland / Feb. 14, 2011
- Desegregation anniversary speaker calls for overcoming ignorance and intolerance – Sara Freeland / Jan. 24, 2011
- University groups pitch in to help on King Day of Service – Matt Weeks / Jan. 24, 2011
- Special issue of Columns, UGA's newspaper for faculty and staff
- Celebrating courage: University to mark 50th anniversary of desegregation in January – Sharron Hannon / Nov. 8, 2010
Georgia Magazine (UGA alumni magazine)
Diversity at UGA newsletter
- Special issue / Spring 2011
