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1. Dr. Julius Franks Athlete and Activist

Author

Faisal, Rashid

Subjects
Franks, Julius, Civil rights workers -- Biography, History
Abstract

Julius Franks was born in Macon, Georgia, on September 5,1922, to Julius Franks Sr. and Nelly Mae Franks (nee Solomon). When Julius Jr. was two years old, the family relocated [...]

Published
2022

2. WILLIS WARD: Success and Segregation at 'The Big House'

Author

Faisal, Rashid

Subjects
Segregation, Football players, Football teams, Football, African Americans, History, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Michigan
Abstract

In 1932, Willis Ward became the first African-American football player to earn a varsity letter at the University of Michigan since George Jewett 40 years prior. Ward went on to [...]

Published
2021

3. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS: Olympic Medalist Eddie Tolan

Author

Faisal, Rashid

Subjects
African Americans, History, University of Michigan
Abstract

From his days at Detroit's Cass Technical High School to his triumphant seasons at the University of Michigan to winning the gold at the 1932 Summer Olympics, Eddie Tolan made [...]

Published
2021

4. A TOUCHDOWN for EQUALITY George Jewett: In 1890, George Jewett became a student at the University of Michigan (U-M) and changed history, becoming the school's first African-American football player and varsity letterman. Through two enormously successful seasons, Jewett led with courage, resilience, and tenacity--both on the field and in the classroom

Author

Faisal, Rashid

Subjects
Football (College), Football teams, African Americans, History, Albion College -- Competitions, University of Michigan -- Competitions, Northwestern University -- Competitions
Abstract

In the late nineteenth century, football spread from its original home in the northeastern region of the United States--where Rutgers and Princeton Universities faced off in the first-ever game of [...]

Published
2020

5. The Career of Cornelius L. Henderson

Author

Faisal, Rashid

Subjects
Ambassador Bridge -- Design and construction, Henderson, Cornelius Langston -- Biography, African American engineers -- Biography, Construction industry -- Officials and employees, Education, Medical societies, Tunnels, Architects, Physicians, Engineers, History
Abstract

In 1911, Cornelius L. Henderson became the second African American to earn an engineering degree from the University of Michigan. He went on to serve as a pioneering steel engineer [...]

Published
2019

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