Barbara Blanks Gathen

Barbara Blanks Gathen, the first African American to graduate from Arkansas A&M College (now the University of Arkansas at Monticello); 1967.

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Courtesy of University of Arkansas at Monticello Special Collections

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Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

Category

Campuses and Schools / Education / Four-Year: Colleges and Universities

Race & Ethnicity

African American

Gender

Female

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