Head Of The Class: Famous Valedictorians And Salutatorians
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Brande Victorian
Paul Robeson
Can you imagine being the only African American at your entire university? That’s the position Paul Robeson was in in 1915 when he became only the third black person to ever enroll in Rutgers at the time. The well-known singer, actor, and athlete didn’t let those odds stop him, he was not only elected valedictorian of the class of 1919, he also received varsity letters in multiple sports, and was accepted into the academic fraternities Phi Beta Kappa and Cap and Skull.
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