Harvey Beech News & Bio
| Name: | Harvey Beech | | Hometown: | Kinston, NC | | Born: | March 22, 1924 | | Died: | August 7, 2005 | | Notes: | UNC's first African-American graduate (1952) |
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The desegregation of UNCIn 1951, five law students – Harvey Beech, James Lassiter, J. Kenneth Lee, Floyd McKissick, and James Robert Walker – became the first Black students...
Mon Feb 28, 2022
Carolina’s Black PioneersHarvey Beech, James Lassiter, J. Kenneth Lee, Floyd McKissick and James Robert Walker enrolled in the UNC School of Law in 1951 following a court...
Sat Feb 26, 2022
A small town’s Old Well honors a trailblazing Tar Heel
Chris Suggs was standing in front of the Old Well. Just not the one generations of Tar Heels have become so familiar with. More than...
Fri Feb 26, 2021
225 years of Tar Heels: Harvey Beech, James Lassiter, J. Kenneth Lee, Floyd McKissick, James Walker
In 1951, five African-American students enrolled in UNC’s School of Law, effectively desegregating UNC. The students were Harvey Beech, James Lassiter, J. Kenneth Lee, Floyd...
Thu Feb 28, 2019