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Title: Clifton Wharton, Jr., Appointed First Black President of Mich. State Univ
Date Created and/or Issued: 1970-07-05T07:00:00Z
Publication Information: Chapman University Digital Commons
Contributing Institution: Chapman University, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives
Collection: UPI - The African American Experience 1930-1980
Rights Information: copyrighted
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Description: East Lansing, Mich: The pressues on the president of any modern college are intense at best, but the pressure on Clifton Wharton Jr. is something special because he is the first Negro to head a major American university. Wharton is seen here in his office at Michigan State University where he has managed to keep his cool since his appointment last January 2.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Identifier: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/upi_african_american/155
Subject: African Americans
History
United States
Prejudice
Desegregation
Civil rights movement
Black Panthers
African American Studies
United States History
Source: UPI - The African American Experience 1930-1980

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