Marcellus Neal led the way in 1895 for black students at IU as the first black graduate of the University, and Frances Elizabeth Marshall followed in Neal’s footsteps to become IU’s first female black graduate in 1919.
These alumni, the namesakes of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, are a small part of IU’s black history.
Neal and Marshall’s legacies inspired the 2009’s Black History Month celebration: “Quest of Black Citizenship in the Americas.”
The event will celebrate black Americans’ contributions to society, according to a statement on the University’s Black History Month Web site.
“As we strive to build a better and more equitable community for all of our citizens, our celebration will include programs and activities which, while taking a look at our past, will offer a vision for the future,” said David F. Hummons,, Black History Month committee chair, in a statement.
A complete calendar of events can be found at www.indiana.edu/˜bhm/.
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