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StoryCorps: I Was the First Black Student

This text is a conversation between A.P. Tureaud Jr.‚ the first African-American undergraduate student to attend Louisiana State University‚ and his friend‚ Steven Walkley. The conversation was recorded for StoryCorps‚ a nonprofit oral history organization seeking to collect and preserve the diverse stories of people throughout the United States. 
Author
A.P. Tureaud Jr. and Steven Walkley
Grade Level
3-5

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