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Jan 29, 2020 · [CLICK HERE FOR MORE IMAGES FROM A HISTORIC DAY] Hundreds of people gathered around the steps of James B. Duke Library Wednesday as the Furman University Gospel Ensemble filled the crisp winter air with harmonies to begin Joseph Vaughn Day, honoring the first African American undergraduate student who strode the same steps 55 years earlier.
Apr 16, 2021 · April 16, 2021. Photo courtesy of Furman University. Furman University unveiled a statue of Joseph Vaughn, the first African American and student of color at the school, on Friday, April 16. The statue, the work of sculptor Steven Whyte, sits in front of Duke Library on the Joseph Vaughn Plaza.
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Apr 17, 2021 · GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Furman University has forever memorialized an image captured in 1965 of its first Black student, Joseph Vaughn. A bronze statue, unveiled Friday, was modeled after a photograph of Vaughn walking up to the campus’ James B. Duke Library shortly after he enrolled 56 years ago.
Feb 6, 2020 · Joseph Vaughn broke Furman’s color barrier. _ February 6, 2020. Photo provided by Furman University. Adare Smith was in Furman University’s Trone Student Center one day when she noticed a plaque honoring the man who broke the color barrier there in 1965.
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Apr 16, 2021 · And now his statue is the first likeness of a person of color represented prominently on campus, the focal point of the new Joseph Vaughn Plaza in front of the James B. Duke Library. The statue depicts Vaughn as he appeared in a photo at that time, as his classmates often saw him: walking down the library steps, books tucked under his arm.
Furman News. Joseph Vaughn Day: Reflecting on ‘uncommon courage’. Last updated January 28, 2022. By Tina Underwood. When Joseph Vaughn ’68 enrolled at Furman in 1965, he not only broke the color barrier, he ushered in other men and women like him who would go on to achieve great things.
