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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 ...
- Black Students
Accordingly, Mercer University takes pride in its diverse...
- White Students
Mercer’s integration in 1963 derived action from factors...
- Museum
The Integration of Mercer University. In 1963, Mercer...
- Administration
Any analysis of Mercer University’s history will be...
- Remembering the Civil Rights Movement
Sam Oni: A Baptist missionary convert from Ghana, Sam Oni...
- Black Students
Jan 27, 2022 · January 27, 2022. 3113. Sam Oni made history when he became the first Black student to be accepted to Mercer University. Though he spent only four years here, his experiences and actions as an undergraduate student during the civil rights movement helped shape Mercer into the University it is today. Sam Oni.
- Jennifer Falk
Feb 6, 2023 · News Jeff Brumley | February 6, 2023. i. Participating in the racial integration of Mercer University was not for the faint of heart when the process began in the 1960s, said Pearlie Toliver, one of the first Black women to attend the Macon, Ga., institution. Toliver, who also was among the first African American students to integrate local ...
- Jeff Brumley
Feb 9, 2023 · Sam Tupper. - February 9, 2023. 2572. Alumna Pearlie Toliver speaks at Founders' Day 2023. Photo by Christopher Ian Smith. During her Founders’ Day address, alumna Pearlie Toliver described how her time at Mercer University as one of the first Black female students helped her persevere through adversity after she left.
Jan 4, 2024 · This year’s record enrollment also included a record number of incoming freshmen, 1,015. Mercer stands out compared to many private universities across the country that face declining enrollment and far-less-diverse student bodies.
