WTVM Editorial 2-26-21: Auburn history remembered
WTVM Editorial 2-26-21: Auburn history remembered By Holly Steuart | February 26, 2021 at 12:29 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 12:29 PM
Itâs an important story and not just because February is Black History Month, but because Black History is American History and what happened in the mid-1960â²s at Auburn is worth remembering.
The first Black student was Harold Franklin in 1964. It was courageous of Franklin to register for classes, tearing down the barriers set up by the blatant racism of Governor George Wallace.
The racism then was so pervasive that Franklin could not get professors to read his masterâs thesis so he could graduate, forcing him get his degree elsewhere. He finally returned to Auburn in 2019 for long overdue accolades and an Honorary Doctorate.
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The U.S. Senate voted last Friday to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Bidenâs pick as the U.S. Secretary of Defense.Â
The highly decorated military veteran will now serve as the first African American to run the Pentagon in U.S. history. Â
Austin, who retired in 2016, had to be granted a waiver in order to take the role, allowing him eligibility despite a law requiring the defense secretary to be retired from active-duty for a minimum of seven years before taking on the position. The House voted in favor of the waiver Thursday afternoon, following suit of the Senate which also approved the measure, paving the way for his confirmation Friday in the Senate.