Clara Belle Williams went thru some shit to graduate from New Mexico State in 1937
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Clara Belle Williams was the firstAfrican-American graduate of New Mexico State University.
Williams was born Clara Belle Drisdale in Plum, Texas in October 1885. She pursued her education at the Prairie View Normal and Independent College, graduating as valedictorian in 1908. She married Jasper Williams in 1917; their three sons became physicians.[1]
While teaching at Booker T. Washington School in Las Cruces, Williams in 1928 began to enroll for summer classes atNew Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1937. She was the first African-American to graduate. Williams took graduate classes into the 1950s.[1]
In 1961 New Mexico State University named a street on its campus after Williams; in 2005 the building of the English department was renamed Clara Belle Williams Hall.[2] In 1980 Williams was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws degree by New Mexico State University, which also apologized for the treatment Williams was subjected to as a student.[3]
thanx...
when i have kids and they say something is impossible..or they can't do something...i'll tell them about her...and the hundreds if not thousands of black folks jus like her....
when i have kids and they say something is impossible..or they can't do something...i'll tell them about her...and the hundreds if not thousands of black folks jus like her....
I like how u put that! Cause i laugh when these youngsters say something is hard.. im like wth.. u dnt know what hard is! I will use this or other as examples!
Yup...
I even use this thought when talk to adults, just in conversation even if it's about wealthy folks..."It's not impossible or hard, somebody done it". "At some point the probably had some help, but everyone single person didn't get help".
sad and inspirational at the same time. Would love to see her life story on the big screen
Also... Let them lil crumd snatchers heard this...
That's one perspective. Times are equally hard.
It wasn't until after her death that they decided to give respect. That's what they always.
Like George Stinney. It wasn't until after we kill you that we admit we made a mistake.
Ayo, disrespect to the OP. Thanks for the history drop. But it also reminds us of the iniquity and bothersome ways of the perpetual annoyance of the insecure cac species.
Just imagine walking down the hallway and seeing that shit. A young lady having to sit outside the class because of the color of her skin. Fuckin' stupid.
Like George Stinney. It wasn't until after we kill you that we admit we made a mistake.
Ayo, disrespect to the OP. Thanks for the history drop. But it also reminds us of the iniquity and bothersome ways of the perpetual annoyance of the insecure cac species.
Just imagine walking down the hallway and seeing that shit. A young lady having to sit outside the class because of the color of her skin. Fuckin' stupid.
Clara Belle Williams, was more than a outlier, she was a warrior for Black Economic Empowerment! Her and her husband Jasper, raised 3 sons to be doctors and the family founded a clinic in Chicago that served the Black Community. Her life was an 108 year story of Black Love and Black Power!
Respect.
http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/clara-belle-williams-born
Clara Belle Williams
Date:
Sat, 1885-10-31
*The birth of Clara Belle Williams in 1885 is celebrated on this date. She was an African American educator.
Born Clara Belle Drisdale in Plum, Texas, she attended Prairie View Normal and Independent College (now Prairie View A & M University) in 1903, and was valedictorian of her 1908 graduating class. Nine years later, she married Jasper Williams, and had three sons: Jasper, James, and Charles. She took courses at the University of Chicago, and then enrolled at the New Mexico College of Agriculture & Mechanic Arts in the fall of 1928. Taking courses only offered during the summer, while she worked as a teacher at Booker T. Washington School in Las Cruces, New Mexico, she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in English from NMCA&MA in 1937 at the age of 51. Her husband died in 1946.
Clara Belle Williams continued her education well beyond her graduation date, taking graduate level classes into the 1950s. Mrs. Williams provided a shining example of overcoming adversity and served as an inspiration to her family and the people she met throughout her life. She succeeded despite significant obstacles of discrimination placed before her while pursuing her higher education. While attending New Mexico State, she sometimes had to stand outside in the hallway to listen to lectures. During a time Las Cruces’s public schools were also segregated, and thus Williams taught at the Booker T. Washington School for more than 20 years.
Williams’ three sons all went to college and graduated with medical degrees. Charles attended Howard University Medical School in Washington D.C.; Jasper and James graduated from Creighton University Medical School in Omaha, Nebraska. They went on to found the Williams Clinic in Chicago, Illinois. Clara Belle Williams went on to receive many honors during her lifetime. In 1961, New Mexico State University named Williams Street on the main campus in her honor. She received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from NMSU in 1980.
Clara Belle Williams passed away July 3, 1994 at the age of 108. The first Clara Belle Williams Day was celebrated on February 13, 2005 at NMSU. Included in the festivities was the renaming of the NMSU English Building as Clara Belle Williams Hall.
Clara B. Williams Family Endowed Scholarship
Clara B. Williams Family
https://education.nmsu.edu/scholarships/general/clara-b-williams-family/
Clara Belle Williams was graduated from Prairie View Normal and Industrial College in 1905 as valedictorian of her class with a teacher’s certificate. During the summer of 1910, she attended the University of Chicago. She was the first African American teacher in Las Cruces, New Mexico and the first African American to be graduated from New Mexico State University. In 1980 she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree by NMSU. Williams Avenue, a street on campus, was named after her and her three distinguished sons who also attended NMSU and went on to become physicians. Together they built the Williams Clinic which served Chicago’s South side for more than three decades. Mrs. Williams worked as a proud receptionist in her sons’ clinic until she retired at 91. She lived to be 108- years- old. In 2005 the University named the English building Clara Belle Williams Hall. The Clara B. Williams Scholarship is offered in honor of her legacy of lifelong education.
Respect.
http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/clara-belle-williams-born
Clara Belle Williams
Date:
Sat, 1885-10-31
*The birth of Clara Belle Williams in 1885 is celebrated on this date. She was an African American educator.
Born Clara Belle Drisdale in Plum, Texas, she attended Prairie View Normal and Independent College (now Prairie View A & M University) in 1903, and was valedictorian of her 1908 graduating class. Nine years later, she married Jasper Williams, and had three sons: Jasper, James, and Charles. She took courses at the University of Chicago, and then enrolled at the New Mexico College of Agriculture & Mechanic Arts in the fall of 1928. Taking courses only offered during the summer, while she worked as a teacher at Booker T. Washington School in Las Cruces, New Mexico, she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in English from NMCA&MA in 1937 at the age of 51. Her husband died in 1946.
Clara Belle Williams continued her education well beyond her graduation date, taking graduate level classes into the 1950s. Mrs. Williams provided a shining example of overcoming adversity and served as an inspiration to her family and the people she met throughout her life. She succeeded despite significant obstacles of discrimination placed before her while pursuing her higher education. While attending New Mexico State, she sometimes had to stand outside in the hallway to listen to lectures. During a time Las Cruces’s public schools were also segregated, and thus Williams taught at the Booker T. Washington School for more than 20 years.
Williams’ three sons all went to college and graduated with medical degrees. Charles attended Howard University Medical School in Washington D.C.; Jasper and James graduated from Creighton University Medical School in Omaha, Nebraska. They went on to found the Williams Clinic in Chicago, Illinois. Clara Belle Williams went on to receive many honors during her lifetime. In 1961, New Mexico State University named Williams Street on the main campus in her honor. She received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from NMSU in 1980.
Clara Belle Williams passed away July 3, 1994 at the age of 108. The first Clara Belle Williams Day was celebrated on February 13, 2005 at NMSU. Included in the festivities was the renaming of the NMSU English Building as Clara Belle Williams Hall.
Clara B. Williams Family Endowed Scholarship
Clara B. Williams Family
https://education.nmsu.edu/scholarships/general/clara-b-williams-family/
Clara Belle Williams was graduated from Prairie View Normal and Industrial College in 1905 as valedictorian of her class with a teacher’s certificate. During the summer of 1910, she attended the University of Chicago. She was the first African American teacher in Las Cruces, New Mexico and the first African American to be graduated from New Mexico State University. In 1980 she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree by NMSU. Williams Avenue, a street on campus, was named after her and her three distinguished sons who also attended NMSU and went on to become physicians. Together they built the Williams Clinic which served Chicago’s South side for more than three decades. Mrs. Williams worked as a proud receptionist in her sons’ clinic until she retired at 91. She lived to be 108- years- old. In 2005 the University named the English building Clara Belle Williams Hall. The Clara B. Williams Scholarship is offered in honor of her legacy of lifelong education.
Thanks for post op
You really can't be shocked. Cacs are cacs no matter where they are. Evil savage sub human upright pavement primates. Troglodyte trash jealous of Us.
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