George H. Starke Jr.
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George H. Starke Jr.
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George H. Starke Jr. was the first Black student admitted to the University of Florida. In 1958, Starke entered the University of Florida's law school after graduating from Morehouse College. He was given police protection during his first semester at the university, due to a plot by the KKK to kill him. Starke and Fred Levin, for whom the law school is now named, became friends and faced many challenges together. Levin was one of the few Jewish students to attend the law school. Starke and Levi
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First Black student at the University of Florida
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._Starke_Jr.
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2024-02-06T13:54:37Z
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