Documentary about the life of NMSU's Clara Belle Williams to premiere Aug. 24
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Presented in partnership with Texas Public Radio, an investigation of the death of an iconic civil rights leader, ruled a suicide by police.
View Comments The Open Stacks note: The NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections is now open to the public. Appointments can be made 24 hours in advance of the visit by sending an email to archives@nmsu.edu. Hours available are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Safety protocols (face coverings, social distancing, hand washing) are required. Clara Belle Drisdale Williams made history in 1937 when she became the first African American to graduate from the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now NMSU). Clara was born on Oct. 29, 1885, in Plum, Texas, to Isaac and Malind...