LSU Libraries Special Collections will present an exhibition in remembrance of the 50^th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 until March 29, 2014. The exhibit features oral history interviews, documents from the University Archives, and newspaper accounts of those who worked to integrate LSU from the late 1940s forward. The collection of items even includes a letter from David Boyd from 1875 who talked about the role of education in the lives of African Americans. LSU was integrated in 1950 when the first African American male, Roy S. Wilson, was enrolled into Law School. Though this was a big step forward towards equal rights, African Americans were still obliged to pass certain screenings in order to be accepted into the university. In 1950, Alexander Pierre “A.P.” Tureaud Jr. was the first black undergraduate to enroll at LSU. He was awarded an honorary degree during LSU’s 274th commencement exercises on May 20, 2011. The Exhibit is located in the LSU Memorial Hill Library and is free and open to the public.