There are 3 article(s) tagged Memphis State 8:

• June 2022

  • U of M to honor distinguished alumni

    “The distinguished alumni awards are meant to give alumni a platform to share their stories and celebrate their success.”

    By Alicia Davidson June 04, 2022

• March 2022

  • Marvis Kneeland Jones, one of the Memphis State 8, dies

    In 1959, after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Brown v. Board of Education ruled segregation in schools to be unconstitutional, Jones was one of the first eight Black students to attend Memphis State University (now University of Memphis).

    By Julia Baker March 15, 2022

• September 2019

  • U of M honors Memphis State 8 — 60 years later

    Five of the original eight students who integrated Memphis State University in 1959 are still living and attended the event.

    By Jane Roberts September 19, 2019