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The Murray State News

The Murray State News

The Murray State News

‘Happy’ Days

‘Happy’ Days

February 25, 2016

Column by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor On April 15, 1947, sports in the United States changed forever. It was the first MLB game that an African-American...

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Three retired Murray State professors will speak at Reflections from the Past Sept. 29.

Retired professors to discuss desegregation

September 25, 2015

Story by Lauren Epperson, Staff writer In celebration of the 60th anniversary of desegregation at Murray State, three retired African-American...

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A sign outside of Pogue Library in the Quad honors Mary Ford Holland, who was the first black student to enroll at Murray State in 1955 following desegregation.

60 years of history

April 3, 2015

In the spring of 1955 hundreds of people chanting and yelling racial slurs stormed the gates of other universities across the South in protest of the...

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