Gregory Swanson

Gregory Swanson
JD, B.Soc.Sc.

Photograph of Gregory Swanson consulting the Assistant Dean

Gregory Swanson "consults with the assistant dean of the law school after registering for classes on September 15, 1950."
Born 1924
Danville, Virginia
Died 1992
Nationality American
Alma mater
Occupation Practicing attorney[1]
Years active 1961 – 1984
Employer Internal Revenue Service
Known for being the first African-American to attend the University of Virginia.
Home town Danville, Virginia

Gregory Hayes Swanson, JD, B.Soc.Sc. (born 1924 in Danville, Virginia).[2] Swanson was the first African American to attend the University of Virginia (UVa). He was a practicing attorney from his hometown Danville, Virginia. He was a graduate of Howard University with Bachelor's degrees in political science and law. His desire was to study corporation law and insurance at the University of Virginia, but his first application to the University was rejected in 1949 but won acceptance to the university in 1950. In July 1951, after completing one year at UVa, Swanson withdrew the University "due to what he described as an overwhelming climate of racial hostility and harassment."[2] He then went on to practice law in Martinsville and Alexandria, Virginia. And in 1961, he joined the legal staff of the IRS snf continued there up until his retirement in 1984. He died in 1992.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gregory Swanson, first African American admitted to the University of Virginia". Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gregory Swanson, First African-American Admitted to UVA (1950)". www.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
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