Riot at the University of Georgia
1961 – Riot at the University of Georgia.
On this date in 1961, two Black student at the University of Georgia were suspended by the University after a riot erupted protesting their enrollment.
Hamilton E. Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault were the first two African-American students admitted to the University of Georgia. The two were high school classmates and after they were denied entrance to the University in 1959, the two were the subjects of a lawsuit brought against the University, the result of which found the University compelled to admit them. The two registered for classes amid a protest by white students. A few days later, Charlayne’s dorm was surrounded by almost 1,000 whites who threw rocks, bottles, bricks and firecrackers at it.
1936 – Charles Anderson entered Kentucky House
Charles Anderson entered Kentucky House of Representatives.