One of Texas A&M's first Black students, Leroy Sterling, dies at 84
Leroy Sterling of Bryan was one of the first Black students to enroll at Texas A&M University, and after his passing on Aug. 8 at age 84, his legacy lives
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Leroy Sterling of Bryan was one of the first Black students to enroll at Texas A&M University, and after his passing on Aug. 8 at age 84, his legacy lives
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Sterling, a Bryan native, was admitted to Texas A&M along with two other African Americans in 1963 - made possible by the former state senator who pushed for the Morrill Act 101 years earlier.
One of the first Black students to attend Texas A&M visited the statue of Sen. Matthew Gaines, who helped establish the university.