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[WillyT]

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Oklahoma civil rights pioneer Nancy Randolph Davis dies at 88
Reuters
25 Mar 2015 at 14:20 ET


Nancy Randolph Davis (Screenshot)

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Nancy Randolph Davis, a prominent Oklahoma civil rights activist who in 1949 became the first African-American to enroll at then segregated Oklahoma State University, has died at the age of 88, officials said on Wednesday.

Davis, who helped open the door for other black students to attend segregated schools in Oklahoma, was an advocate of quality education for all, without racial barriers. She died on Monday, family members and officials said.

“She was a soldier and a pioneer for civil rights. She worked to make the world a better place for everyone,” said Garland Pruitt, president of the Oklahoma City chapter of the NAACP, or National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

A 1948 U.S. Supreme Court decision calling on the state to provide equal education to black students led Davis to enroll at OSU, then called Oklahoma A&M, and Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher to enroll at the University of Oklahoma School of Law.

White administrators of the universities tried to keep the two away from whites, forcing Davis to sit in the hallway during class and Fisher to sit in a roped-off section with a seat marked “colored,” records showed.

Davis, a high school teacher when she enrolled at OSU, eventually won her classmates over. After she scored the second-highest mark on a test, her classmates told the professor she deserved a seat in the classroom, OSU said.

Davis earned a master’s degree in home economics in 1952 and was honored as an OSU Distinguished Alumna in 1999. OSU offers three scholarships in her name and named a residence hall in honor of the woman who was not allowed to live on campus when she was a student.

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Link: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/oklahoma-civil-rights-pioneer-nancy-randolph-davis-dies-at-88/

[WillyT]

1. Oh, C'Mon Folks... How 'Bout A Little DU Love For Ms. Davis ???

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If nothing else... to let the family know we care, and we salute her.

[WillyT]

2. Kick !!!

[gollygee]

3. Kick

I know it's frustrating to see stuff like this sink.

[hifiguy]

4. Kick!

People like her were the unsung but vital heroes of the civil rights movement. Good to see she got some of the due she deserved while she was still here to see it! A good life, well lived! RIP, ma'am.

[steve2470]

5. k&r nt

[yuiyoshida]

6. K&R

[beam me up scottie]

7. Happy to give the 6th rec

[LiberalAndProud]

8. I'll take a moment to remember one who made a difference.

Brava, Ms. Davis!

Thank you for this thread, WillyT.

[WillyT]

12. You Are Quite Welcome...

[appalachiablue]

9. K&R. Bless Ms. Davis for the courage & determination to make the world a better place for others.

Many salutes.

[calimary]

10. She honors us all with her service to civil rights.

And we are honored and blessed to have had such courage in our midst.

May she sleep in total peace.

[mcar]

11. RIP Ms. Davis

Thank you for your service

[KMOD]

13. K&R

for a true icon.

[WillyT]

14. Thanks You Guys...

[LiberalLoner]

15. K&R