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Headshots of Mary Mitchell, Gene Kendall, Wilhemina Reuben-Cooke, Cassandra Smith Rush, Nathaniel White, Jr.

On This Day: September 1, 1963

“First Five” Enroll in Classes

On Sept. 1, 1963, Mary Mitchell Harris, Gene Kendall, Cassandra Smith Rush, Nathaniel White and Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke made history when they became the first African Americans to integrate the school’s undergraduate program.