08/06/2025
George McLauren, the first black man admitted to Oklahoma University in 1948, was forced to sit in a corner of the room, far from his white peers. But his name remains on the honor roll to this day as one of the college's top three students. These are his words: "Some colleagues looked at me as if I were an animal, no one gave me a word, the teachers seemed like they weren't there for me, nor did they question me." But I devoted myself so much, that then they began looking for me to explain and clarify their questions." "The only weapon capable of transforming the world is education."
