FAMU President 'Adopts' Nigerian

Original Title

FAMU President Adopts Nigerian Student

Devised Title

FAMU President 'Adopts' Nigerian

Date

1970-12-07

Creator

Today Cocoa See all items with this value

Contributor

Benjamin L. Perry

Description

When 20-year-old Genita Ekpenyong’s father was murdered in Nigeria’s Biafran conflict, B. L. Perry (who met her father when he was a guest professor in Nigeria) temporarily became her guardian so she could complete her education. Despite this, Ekpenyong was itching to return to Nigeria because the violence in the U.S. was too much for her to bear.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU leadership See all items with this value

Family See all items with this value

Justice See all items with this value

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Textual document

Medium

Paper

Ink

Measurements

L:16cm x W:25cm

Format

PDF

HBCU Identifier

AR_0007_001_006_B06_F02

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0386

Rights

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Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Source

History of FAMU Collection

Collection

President Benjamin L. Perry Collection See all items with this value

Language

English