February 7, 2022

Heritage Project — First in class

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Orval Johnson was a Black student at a largely white university in 1948. Peter R. Elliott was the prototypical big man on campus, a member of two national championship teams. On paper, Johnson did not stand a chance to be elected class president over Elliott. And yet, after a record turnout, he was the runaway winner.
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