FSU recovered nicely from the Doak Campbell era.
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Student activism and racial integration
Student protest in Tallahassee – 1970
During the 1960s and 1970s Florida State University became a center for student activism especially in the areas of racial integration, women's rights and opposition to the Vietnam War. The school acquired the nickname "Berkeley of the South"[40] during this period, in reference to similar student activities at the University of California, Berkeley. The school is also purported to have originated the 1970s fad of "streaking", said to have been first observed on Landis Green.[41][42]
After many years as a segregated university, in 1962 Maxwell Courtney became the first African-American undergraduate student admitted to Florida State.[43] In 1968 Calvin Patterson became the first African American player for the Florida State University football team.[44]Florida State today has the highest graduation rate for African American students of all universities in Florida.
Wikipedia
Student activism and racial integration
Student protest in Tallahassee – 1970
During the 1960s and 1970s Florida State University became a center for student activism especially in the areas of racial integration, women's rights and opposition to the Vietnam War. The school acquired the nickname "Berkeley of the South"[40] during this period, in reference to similar student activities at the University of California, Berkeley. The school is also purported to have originated the 1970s fad of "streaking", said to have been first observed on Landis Green.[41][42]
After many years as a segregated university, in 1962 Maxwell Courtney became the first African-American undergraduate student admitted to Florida State.[43] In 1968 Calvin Patterson became the first African American player for the Florida State University football team.[44]Florida State today has the highest graduation rate for African American students of all universities in Florida.
