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Lucile Bluford

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 GretaLeave a comment

When Lucile Bluford showed up to enroll at the University of Missouri's School of Journalism in 1939, she was turned away. School officials had accepted the talented journalist into their graduate degree program, but didn't realize she was African American until they saw her in person. Bluford did not accept these racist practices, and she… Continue reading Lucile Bluford

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