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Duke Marks 50 Years Since Integration

WUNC | By Isaac-Davy Aronson
Published April 12, 2013 at 11:30 AM EDT
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Duke University celebrates 50 years of black students on Saturday, with an address by U.S. Senator William "Mo" Cowan.  The Massachusetts Democrat is a 1991 Duke graduate and one of two African-Americans currently in the U.S. Senate. Duke's first black undergraduate students and those who first integrated the graduate and professional schools will also be honored during Saturday's event.

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Isaac-Davy Aronson
Isaac-Davy Aronson is WUNC's morning news producer and can frequently be heard on air as a host and reporter. He came to North Carolina in 2011, after several years as a host at New York Public Radio in New York City. He's been a producer, newscaster and host at Air America Radio, New York Times Radio, and Newsweek on Air.
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