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Thomas Atkins, first Black student body president in the Big Ten Conference, shakes hands with Herman B Wells after his election in 1960. Atkins would go on to serve as a Boston City Council Member and lawyer for the NAACP.
Thomas Atkins, first Black student body president in the Big Ten Conference, shakes hands with Herman B Wells after his election in 1960. Atkins would go on to serve as a Boston City Council Member and lawyer for the NAACP. Courtesy of IU Archives and IU
Thomas Atkins, first Black student body president in the Big Ten Conference, shakes hands with Herman B Wells after his election in 1960. Atkins would go on to serve as a Boston City Council Member and lawyer for the NAACP.