President Edens' response to Virgil Stroud

Title:

President Edens' response to Virgil Stroud

Subject:

African American college students.
Desegregation in higher education.
Duke University. Archives.
Duke University--History.

Description:

After he received Virgil Stroud's application for admission, President Edens wrote this letter in response. He references Duke's unwritten policy of not admitting African American students, and tells him that "there has been no change in policy." A. Hollis Edens Papers, circa 1850s-1975.

Creator:

Edens, A. Hollis

Source:

A. Hollis Edens Papers, circa 1850s-1975

Publisher:

Duke University Archives

Date:

May 30, 1950

Contributor:

Duke University Archives

Format:

JPEG

Language:

English

Type:

letter

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