• At age 15, Kenneth Dious was ready to fight for the Black students integrating UGA

  • Nov 2 2021
  • Length: 15 mins
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At age 15, Kenneth Dious was ready to fight for the Black students integrating UGA

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  • Kenneth Dious shares his story of the night he stood guard for a Black student who had just attended her first day of classes at the University of Georgia. He was only 15 years old when word spread in his hometown of Athens, Georgia, that a violent white mob had gathered outside the dorm room of Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Kenneth and three other Black men rushed to the crowd, ready to fight if needed.

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    Read the story by Stephanie Allen to learn more about what students and community leaders did to integrate UGA.

    The “7 Days of 1961” podcast features stories of resistance, told by the people who lived it and made history that year. Learn more about the heroic civil rights activists and the danger they faced at 7daysof1961.usatoday.com.
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