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Lynched at 18, College Student's Legacy Lives On as Nephew Accepts His Degree 95 Years Later: 'Martyr of Justice'
In June 1930, 18-year-old divinity student Dennis Hubert was killed by a group of white men in Atlanta. Almost 100 years later, his nephew accepted his honorary posthumous bachelor's degree.
Honoring a Legend: Remembering Morehouse's Beloved Coach & Alumnus Thomas 'TJ' Wells"
The Morehouse College Department of Athletics is deeply saddened to announce the passing of beloved assistant coach and proud alumnus Thomas "T.J." Wells '74, who served the Maroon Tigers with ...
A Black College Student Was Lynched At 18. Ninety-Five Years Later, His Family Accepts Posthumous Degree In His Honor At Morehouse College
Nearly 95 years after Dennis Hubert was lynched in Atlanta, the HBCU posthumously awarded him a bachelor’s degree, bringing renewed attention to the history of racial violence in America.
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Morehouse honors lynched student Dennis Hubert with posthumous degree
Morehouse College awarded a posthumous degree to Dennis Taylor Hubert, a divinity student who was lynched ... was falsely accused of disrespecting two white women and was killed by a group of ...
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A Black 18-year-old college student was lynched on a playground 95 years ago. His nephew just accepted his posthumous degree
Hubert, an 18-year-old African American divinity student at Morehouse College, was lynched in June 1930 by a mob of seven White men on the playground of a segregated Atlanta school. Last ...