November 23, 2001
Black Student Breaks Color Barrier in U. of Alabama's Fraternity System
For the first time, a black student has joined one of the previously all-white fraternities at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
The student, Calvin Johnson, has joined Lambda Sigma Phi, a Christian fraternity. The year-old fraternity does not belong to the university's Interfraternity Council, but may join next year.
Although no black students participated in the fall fraternity rush, the university's student newspaper, The Crimson White, reported that the fraternity
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