Auburn has come a long way since 1964 integration, but realizes more must be done
Published: February 10, 2021
Amy Weaver | Office of Communications and Marketing
As Auburn celebrates Black History Month, the university takes a look back at the trailblazer, Harold A. Franklin, who moved the institution forward through integration and propelled it toward needed change that continues to this day.
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The 1960s was one of the most turbulent decades in American history. There was the Summer of Love, Woodstock and the moon landing, but three prominent men were assassinated and violence erupted in cities such as Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, as well as Montgomery, Birmingham and Selma, Alabama.