Bruce Gray chronicles President Edgar M. Carlson’s vision and plan for making the recruitment of black students a centerpiece of Gustavus Adolphus College's contribution to the civil rights struggles of the '60s and '70s. Gray takes readers from the small towns and cities of the South to the urban centers of the North, where he and former Admission Director Owen Samuelson convinced students of color to make the bold decision to come to a small liberal arts college in Saint Peter, Minnesota.
This book salutes those students while it tells of their trials, tribulations, and triumphs as they pursued their degrees. Through Gray, readers hear their voices and discover what the students accomplished once they left Gustavus.
Bruce Gray chronicles President Edgar M. Carlson’s vision and plan for making the recruitment of black students a centerpiece of Gustavus Adolphus College's contribution to the civil rights struggles of the '60s and '70s. Gray takes readers from the small towns and cities of the South to the urban centers of the North, where he and former Admission Director Owen Samuelson convinced students of color to make the bold decision to come to a small liberal arts college in Saint Peter, Minnesota.
This book salutes those students while it tells of their trials, tribulations, and triumphs as they pursued their degrees. Through Gray, readers hear their voices and discover what the students accomplished once they left Gustavus.