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Coverage dated March 1, 2022 to March 2, 2022

First Black student to enroll at the University of Alabama dies

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Autherine Lucy Foster, the first Black student to enroll at the University of Alabama (UA) in the 1950s, has died at the age of 92.

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  1. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Autherine Lucy Foster, first Black student at University of Alabama, dies at 92 (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Autherine Lucy Foster, who in 1956 became the first Black student to enroll at the University of Alabama, died Wednesday, less than a week after university officials named a campus building in her honor. She was 92.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Foster, first Black student at University of Alabama, dies (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Autherine Lucy Foster, the first Black student to enroll at the University of Alabama, died Wednesday. She was 92.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Autherine Lucy Foster, first Black student at the University of Alabama, dies at 92 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Autherine Lucy Foster, who endured death threats and racist taunts as the first Black student at the University of Alabama, has died at 92.

  4. NBC News

    First Black student at University of Alabama dies days after school honor (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Autherine Lucy Foster died Wednesday morning, according to a statement from her family and university officials.

  5. The Hill

    First Black student to enroll at the University of Alabama dies (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Autherine Lucy Foster, the first Black student to enroll at the University of Alabama (UA) in the 1950s, has died at the age of 92.

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