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George W. McLaurin (1909-2009) was the first African-American to attend the University of Oklahoma. George held a masters degree from the University of Kansas and was a retired professor living in Oklahoma City. Before retirement he taught at an all-black college, Langston University. He was accepted into the University of Oklahoma in 1948 due to the supreme court trial of [vs Oklahoma] which enabled African Americans to be admitted to graduate education at the University of Oklahoma on a segregated basis. Currently, there is a meeting named after George A. McLaurin on the campus called The George McLaurin Male Leadership Conference. The conference is mainly intended for the recruitment of first-generation college students, and particularly those within minority groups.
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- ^ http://www.ou.edu/gradweb/about/history/history_1909_2009/george_mcLaurin.html
- ^ http://www.ou.edu/community/leadershipinitiative/maleconference.html
- ^ http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/only-in-oklahoma-first-black-student-at-ou-still-faced/article_7368b2d5-921b-51f3-a444-c30ba31d71b5.html
- ^ http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/only-in-oklahoma-first-black-student-at-ou-still-faced/article_7368b2d5-921b-51f3-a444-c30ba31d71b5.html