The 40-foot-tall brick Autherine Lucy Clock Tower, with open arches and four large bronze plaques at its base, tells the story of Autherine Lucy Foster, James Hood and Vivian Malone Jones and the courage they displayed in breaking down barriers and in opening doors. The Clock Tower is named after Lucy Foster, who in 1956, became the first African-American admitted and enrolled at the University. Despite public hostility and threats of mob violence, she managed to eventually receive her graduate degree from the University of Alabama.
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