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Carrie Burton Overton, UW’s First African American Female Student
Author, Wyoming historian, and sixth generation Laramie native Kim Viner wrote a wonderful article in WyoHistory.org about Carrie Burton Overton, the University of Wyoming’s first African American female student. In this post I’d like to spotlight information that Kim discovered. … Continue reading
Posted in African American history, Biography and profiles, Uncategorized, Under-documented communities, University of Wyoming history, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged African American women, Carrie Burton Overton, Kim Viner, laramie, Laramie Plains Museum, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history
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