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Silas Herbert Hunt
1 Mar 1922 - certain 22 Apr 1949
| Bio | Silas Herbert Hunt was a U.S. veteran of World War II who became the first African American student to enroll in a white Southern university since the Reconstruction era. He enrolled in the University of Arkansas School of Law on Feb. 2, 1948, breaking the color barrier in higher education and starting integration of colleges and universities in the South.2 |
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| Born | 1922 Mar 11 |
| Died | 1949 Apr 221 |
| Occupation | activist2 |
| Cause of death | pulmonary hemorrhage · pulmonary tuberculosis, natural causes2 |
| Status | Confirmed: Silas Herbert Hunt is a 27 Club member |