Sixty-four years ago, eight students broke the color barrier at then Memphis State
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - 64 years ago Monday, eight African American students broke the color barrier at what was then Memphis State 8.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - 64 years ago Monday, eight African American students broke the color barrier at what was then Memphis State 8.
Ralph Prater, one of the first Black students to enroll at then-Memphis State University in 1959, has died. He was 81. The University of Memphis said on social media Tuesday
Prater was one of the eight who became the first African American students to enroll at Memphis State University.
Prater was among the first eight Black students to integrate what was then Memphis State University.
Ralph Prater, one of eight Black men and women who integrated what was then known as Memphis State University, has died.