Barbara Pace Hunt’s daughter reflects on her mother’s fight to integrate GSU
Three women sued to desegregate the Georgia State University in the 1950s — Myra Payne Elliott, Barbara Pace Hunt and Iris Mae Welch.
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Crystal Freeman says she was in high school, preparing to attend college when she first learned about the trials and tribulations that her mother faced to get a good education.
Freeman’s mother, Barbara Pace Hunt, was one of the three women who sued for their right to attend Georgia State University more than 60 years ago.
The federal court ruled in the women’s favor, but they were still denied admission to the university. Eventually, the case led to integration at universities across the country.
On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look” Freeman told program host Rose Scott that her mother believed in the power and importance of getting a good education.
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