Autherine Juanita Lucy Foster was an activist for equal rights in institutions of higher learning. Doing so, she was always a threat and in danger. She was the first African American student to attend the University of Alabama. Lucy was known and described as "the architect of desegregating Alabama's education systems."
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Church Affiliation:New Zion Baptist Church
Role in the Movement:Autherine Juanita Lucy Foster was an activist for equal rights in institutions of higher learning.
Birth Place:Shiloh, AL
Born Date:May 10, 1929
Deceased Date:February 3, 2022
Place Lived as Adult:Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas
Church Location:Bessimer, AL