#OnThisDay, 3 Feb 1956, Autherine Lucy stepped onto the University of Alabama's campus, becoming the first African-American student to attend classes there.

#OnThisDay, 3 Feb 1956, Autherine Lucy stepped onto the University of Alabama's campus, becoming the first African-American student to attend classes there.

After being expelled, she finally graduates in 1992.

[photo with Rosa Parks and Eleanor Roosevelt Library of Congress]

#WomenInHistory #Herstory #AmericanHistory #Histodons