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BREAKING BARRIERS: BLACK HISTORY AT ECU

Recognizing Pirate history makers for their work at ECU and beyond

Published Feb 01, 2022 by
  • ECU News Services
Filed under:
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  • Faculty/Staff
  • Service
HISTORY MAKER: JOHN HENRY BIZZELL
HISTORY MAKER: BENJAMIN ADRIAN CURRENCE
HISTORY MAKER: LAURA MARIE LEARY
HISTORY MAKER: LEDONIA S. WRIGHT

Timeline sources: ECU Joyner Library Desegregation website, ECU Heritage Hall and ECU News Services archives.

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