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Fred H. Flowers, first African American athlete to wear an FSU uniform, and W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor, sculptor, pose in front of the new integration statue on Heritage Day 2004.
Sculptor W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor and FSU alumni Doby Flowers stand in front of the integration statue after it's unveiling. In the background is Tallahassee Mayor John Marks III.
Bystanders observe the events of Heritage Day 2004, including the unveiling of a statue celebrating four decades of integration at Florida State University (FSU).
Doby Lee Flowers, first African American homecoming princess, and W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor, sculptor, pose in front of the new integration statue on Heritage Day 2004.
News clippings and documentation of integration and segregation issues
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News clippings about segregation and integration, documentation on legislation pertaining to rulings on integration in schools and racial discrimination in public schools
Vocalist Pam Laws performs in front of a newly unveiled statue celebrating integration at Florida State University. In the background, left to right: Mayor John Marks III, Fred Flowers, Doby Flowers, Keith Carr, John Payne, and Charles...
This sculpture commemorates four decades of integration at Florida State University (FSU). The three figures represent "bats, books, and beauty, and celebrates three African American firsts at FSU: Maxwell Courtney, the first graduate;...
This is a reprint from the Journal of Negro Education in the Summer of 1965. It discusses the "intervening decade" of 1954 to 1964 as a decade of hope and promise for "Negro Americans" as well as one of frustration. It covers topics of...
Blues musician and professor Charles Atkins performs for Heritage Day 2004 just before the unveiling of a statue commemorating four decades of integration at Florida State University (FSU). Behind him from left to right: Fred Flowers ...
Tallahassee Mayor John Marks III speaks at the unveiling of a statue celebrating four decades of integration at Florida State University (FSU). Marks was also a member of the class of 1969.
From left to right: Cordy Richardson III (Student Government Association Vice President); Patsy Palmer (wife of President Emeritus Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte; W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor (sculptor); Ginger Wetherell; J. Stanley Marshall ...
President T. K. Wetherell ringing the Florida State College for Women (FSCW) Bell just before the unveiling of the integration statue on Heritage Day 2004. On the left is the first lady Ginger Wetherell.
Program detailing the planned events of Heritage Day 2004. These included the unveiling of a statue commemorating 40 years of racial integration at FSU.
FSU alumni Doby Flowers holds up a bronze rose given to her by sculptor W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor (left). In the background is the recently unveiled integration statue and Tallahassee Mayor John Marks III.
Correspondence between Doak Campbell and I. R. Obenchain
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The Birmingham, Alabama school board reached out to Doak Campbell to ask for his advice on how to go about placing black students into white schools and his views about desegregating k-12 schools.
Patsy Palmer, wife of Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte (FSU President Emeritus, 1994-2003), holds a bronze feather presented to her by sculptor W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor in front of the newly unveiled integrations statue.
Students lead a processional representing the first decade of integrated classes at Florida State University. This precedes the 2004 Heritage Day unveiling of a statue celebrating integration.
In the foreground: Sculptor W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor and FSU President T. K. Wetherell admire a bronze feather in front of the newly unveiled integration statue. In the background: President Emeritus J. Stanley Marshall (left) and...
This sculpture commemorates four decades of integration at Florida State University (FSU). The three figures represent "bats, books, and beauty, and celebrates three African American firsts at FSU: Maxwell Courtney, the first graduate;...
From left to right: Tallahassee Mayor John Marks III, Fred Flowers, Doby Flower, and Keith Carr sitting in front of the integration statue right after its unveiling.
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