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Photograph of Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, the first black students to enroll at the University of Georgia. Having met all qualifications for enrolling at the University of Georgia, they are pictured here riding in a car on their first day on campus in January 1961. Many white students are gathered around the car.Charlayne Hunter-Gault holds a place in Georgia civil rights history as one of the first two African American students admitted to the University of Georgia. Also known for her career as an award-winning journalist, Hunter-Gault is respected for her work on television and in print.
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  1. African American College Students
  2. African American Men
  3. African American Women
  4. African American Women College Students
  5. African Americans
  6. Athens
  7. Civil Rights
  8. College Integration
  9. College Students
  10. Georgia
  11. Holmes, Hamilton, 1941
  12. Hunter Gault, Charlayne
  13. Men
  14. Motor Vehicles
  15. Social Conditions
  16. Universities
  17. University Of Georgia
  18. Women

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