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Feb 1, 2010 · The story of Sam Jerry Oni is one not just one of courage but also of patience and integrity. As an African missionary convert from Ghana, he may have seemed to be an unlikely crusader for integration, but he helped Mercer challenge racist southern traditions and to find its institutional conscience. Harris Mobley, a Mercer alumnus on mission ...
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Mercer’s integration in 1963 derived action from factors...
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The Integration of Mercer University. In 1963, Mercer...
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The committee decided to admit Sam Oni into Mercer...
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Jan 27, 2022 · Sam Oni, left, is pictured with Mercer student Jim Jordan in this undated photo from the Mercer University Archives. Sam Oni, right, is pictured with faculty member Joseph “Papa Joe” Hendricks, who carried the Olympic torch in 1996. Sam Oni, right, is pictured with civil rights activist Andrew Young in Mississippi in 1968.
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Feb 6, 2023 · Change began in September 1963 when Cecil Dewberry, Bennie Stephens and Sam Oni become the first Black students to take classes at Mercer, the university reported in a racial integration timeline. That year, Mercer and Emory University in Atlanta became the first two private universities in Georgia to voluntarily integrate.
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Oct 20, 2020 · On a fall day in 1963, three Black men enrolled at Mercer University, breaking the color barrier and changing the landscape of the institution forever.. The enrollment of Sam Oni, an African missionary convert from Ghana, along with transfer student Cecil Dewberry and Macon resident Bennie Stephens, made Mercer one of the first private universities in the Deep South to integrate.
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May 7, 2022 · Sam Mercer's highlight reel from the BUCS 2021/22 season playing for Bath University as well as playing for Taunton Titans in National 1Sam is a dynamic wing...
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In 1963 Mercer University in Macon became integrated when it granted admission to Sam Oni, an applicant from the West African country of Ghana. Courtesy of Mercer University The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in ...
The committee decided to admit Sam Oni into Mercer University on April 12, 1963 (Campbell). The decision sent shock waves throughout Macon and Mercer alike. The students, however, were mostly enthusiastic about the arrival of their new classmate.
