Jan. 29th is now a day of remembrance, celebration, and hope in honor of Furman’s first African American undergraduate student, Joseph Vaughn. Read more about the Joseph Vaughn Day Commemoration Ceremony held on Jan. 29th, 2020.

You can learn more about Joseph Vaughn by exploring Furman’s digital collections:

Photos from Yearbooks:

• 1965 (on steps of Library)
• 1966  (student photo)
• 1966 (Color Guard photo)
• 1967 (student photo)
• 1968  (student photo)
• 1968 (Southern Student Organizing Committee photo)

 

Student Newspaper Articles:

• New Student Notes Furman’s Friendliness, Scholarship
• Furman’s First Black Students Look Back

 

Furman Magazine Articles:

• A Majority of One – Courtney Tollison
• Next: Reflection on the Importance of Furman Going Forward – Steve O’Neill

 

Oral Histories:

• Pam Shucker Oral History
• John Duggan Oral History
• Larry Estridge Oral History
• Ted T. Ellett Oral History
• Jim Pitts Oral History
• John E. Johns and Martha Johns Oral History

 

More Resources

• Commemorating Desegregation at Furman