Phelps and Students

Ralph Phelps (left) with Michael and Mary Makosholo, the first African students at what is now Ouachita Baptist University; circa 1963.

White man in suit sitting at table reading to African-American man standing and African-American woman sitting beside him

Courtesy of Ouachita Baptist University

Media

Time Period

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

Category

Education / Educators and Administrators

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

White

Gender

Male

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