Judge Willam Bootle, judge who ordered desgregation of UGA, dies …
WEBFederal Judge William Augustus Bootle of Macon made history when he ended 160 years of segregation at the University of Georgia by ordering the admission of two black Atlanta students in 1961.
University of Georgia commemorates 60th anniversary of desegregation
WEBJan 12, 2021 · Kerry Rushin Miller, the first Black student to be offered admission as a first-year student in 1962. And Judge William Bootle, who issued the court ruling ordering desegregation.
William Bootle Obituary (2005) - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Journal …
WEBJan 26, 2005 · Federal Judge William Augustus Bootle of Macon made history when he ended 160 years of segregation at the University of Georgia by ordering the admission of two black Atlanta students in...
William A. Bootle, Judge in Desegregation Case, Dies at 102
WEBJan 27, 2005 · William Augustus Bootle, who as a federal judge in 1961 set in motion a chain of legal decisions that in a single week desegregated the University of Georgia, died on Tuesday at his home in...
Reflecting on the pioneers who desegregated UGA 60 years ago
WEBJan 21, 2021 · History was made on Jan. 6, 1961, when U.S. District Judge William Bootle ordered the University of Georgia to admit Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter, the first two Black students.
Judge who desegregated University of Georgia dies at age 102
WEB<p>Angry whites burned an effigy of U.S. District Judge William Augustus Bootle when he ordered the desegregation of the University of Georgia in 1961, but he said the decision wasn't a difficult one for him to make.</p><p>Bootle, who died at his home here Tuesday at the age of 102, put it this way ...
Judge who desegregated University of Georgia dies - NBC News
WEBJan 26, 2005 · Retired U.S. District Judge William Augustus Bootle, who issued a string of historic civil rights rulings in the 1960s and was burned in effigy for ordering the University of Georgia to...
Judge W. Bootle, 102, dies; ordered integration in Ga.
WEBJan 26, 2005 · MACON, Ga. (AP) – Retired U.S. District Judge William Augustus Bootle, who issued a string of historic civil rights rulings in the 1960s including the 1961 order allowing blacks to enter the...
William Bootle - New Georgia Encyclopedia
WEBDec 9, 2005 · William Bootle, a U.S. District Court judge from 1954 to 1981, presided over several federal court challenges to racial segregation in Georgia, most notably the lawsuit that forced the integration of the University of Georgia (UGA) in 1961.
Beloved judge, rights pioneer dies at age 102 | News
WEBJan 26, 2005 · The University community reacted Tuesday to the death of U.S. District Judge William Augustus Bootle, who ordered the University to desegregate in 1961.