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1953 : First African-American graduate students admitted


State College admits two African-American graduate students into the School of Engineering: Robert Clemons and Hardy Liston. Clemons became the college's first black graduate; Liston later withdrew and didn't complete his degree.

1956 : First African-American undergraduates

The first four African-American undergraduates enroll at North Carolina State College: Ed Carson, Manuel Crockett, Irwin Holmes, and Walter Holmes.


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