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Joseph Vaughn '68 performing in the Furman Concert Choir. Vaughn became the university's first African American student on Jan. 29, 1965.

An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated November 11, 1961. The article details a resolution, introduced, and approved at the Annual South Carolina Baptist Student Union Convention, suggesting that the Trustees of the institutions of the South Carolina Baptist Convention 'give careful study to this responsibilty to open the door' to qualified students regardless of race.