In 1994 then-president of the college Doug Orr sent a memorandum to the campus community announcing that all regular activities would be temporarily suspended in observance of three major events. MLK day, the college’s centennial, and the admission of
Alma Lee Shippy in 1952, which he described as “a significant event in the history of Civil
Rights and higher education in the United States South.” Two years before Brown v. Board of Education took place, Shippy’s admission, and the admission a year later of Georgia
Powell, took place peacefully and without apparent resistance from white students or the surrounding community. Studying, living, dining, and taking part in extracurricular activities, this smooth integration seems an anomalous blip in the public consciousness and memory …show more content…
Seen at the time as a culmination of 30 years of work by the college under the direction of president
Arthur Bannerman, the uneventful nature of Warren Wilson’s integration can be seen as a successful outcome of that work.
" A series of interracial programs were instituted on the campus in the 1930s and ‘40s to increase cross-cultural understanding through contact and dialogue across racial lines.
Given the school’s position as a Presbyterian Missions school, these programs often revolved around religious activities. A choir from the nearby Allen School performed at
Alma Lee Shippy in 1952, which he described as “a significant event in the history of Civil
Rights and higher education in the United States South.” Two years before Brown v. Board of Education took place, Shippy’s admission, and the admission a year later of Georgia
Powell, took place peacefully and without apparent resistance from white students or the surrounding community. Studying, living, dining, and taking part in extracurricular activities, this smooth integration seems an anomalous blip in the public consciousness and memory …show more content…
Seen at the time as a culmination of 30 years of work by the college under the direction of president
Arthur Bannerman, the uneventful nature of Warren Wilson’s integration can be seen as a successful outcome of that work.
" A series of interracial programs were instituted on the campus in the 1930s and ‘40s to increase cross-cultural understanding through contact and dialogue across racial lines.
Given the school’s position as a Presbyterian Missions school, these programs often revolved around religious activities. A choir from the nearby Allen School performed at