darryl andre hill was the first african american student at university of mississippi.
darryl andre hill was the first african american student at university of mississippi.
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in 1960, he was elected student body president at indiana university bloomington. he was the school's first african american student body president as well as the first african american student body president in the big ten. that same year he married sharon soash, a 1960 graduate of indiana university who served as his campaign manager when he ran for student body president. the couple had to marry in michigan because indiana prohibited interracial marriage. atkins graduated from indiana in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in political science. in 1963 he earned a master's in middle eastern studies from harvard university. in 1969 he graduated from harvard law school.
thomas i. atkins