- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Edwin Harrison
- Date of Original:
- 1916/2001
- Subject:
- College presidents--Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia Institute of Technology
College administrators--Georgia--Atlanta
College integration--Georgia--Atlanta
Segregation--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
Universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- Harrison, Edwin D., 1916-2001
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In the aftermath of riots following the integration of the University of Georgia, Edwin Harrison, president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, allowed the admission of Black students in May 1961. Georgia Tech became the first institution of higher education in the South to integrate peacefully and without a court order.
Photograph of Edwin Harrison, former president of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Shown from the waist up, he looks toward the right and smiles. In the aftermath of riots following the integration of the University of Georgia, Harrison allowed the admission of African American students in May 1961. Georgia Tech became the first institution of higher education in the South to integrate peacefully and without a court order. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/desegregation-of-higher-education/m-10874/
- Rights Holder:
- Reprinted by permission of the Georgia Institute of Technology Library and Information Center, Archives and Records Management Department
Georgia Institute of Technology Library and Information Center - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/desegregation-higher-education
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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