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Integration And Athletics: Integrating The Marshall University Basketball Program, 1954-1969, George M. Reger
Integration And Athletics: Integrating The Marshall University Basketball Program, 1954-1969, George M. Reger
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
In 1954, Marshall College followed the national law that banned segregation in the school systems of the United States. The law included the integration of athletic programs. While only a small part of the process, athletic programs often presented integration on a more visible stage than the integration of classrooms.