The son of a slave, Kelly Miller took a northbound train in 1880, with dreams of pursuing his fascination with math; in 1887, he became Johns Hopkins’ first black student. In 1970, Gail Williams-Glassner worked 25 hours a week, founded the school’s first cheerleading squad, and made history as one of Hopkins’ first black female […]
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