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MFP Voices

Black College Presidents Had A Tough Balancing Act During Civil Rights Era

College presidents between 1948 to 1968 had to deal with different segments of society that were at complete odds with one another.
On the one hand, they oversaw schools where students were increasingly protesting segregation. But they also had to deal with segregationist politicians who controlled state funding for their institutions.

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