Autherine Lucy 
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SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
2/15/2022
Avoiding Racial Justice at Alabama
by Antar Tichavakunda
The University of Alabama's initial decision to add desegregation pioneer Autherine Lucy's name to a building already honoring a former governor and Klansman was a PR blunder, but it sheds light on the way that universities typically use symbolic changes to sidestep demands for systemic reform.
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SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
2/14/2022
U of Alabama to Rename Building for Desegregation Pioneer Autherine Lucy (Without Name of KKK Leader)
A massive public outcry pushed the university's trustees to name the building solely after Lucy, without the name of former governor and Klansman Bibb Graves.
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