by Don Mooney 2-13-2025
Memphis, TN—Normally going off to college is an expectation many teens look forward to. An opportunity for a young adult to expand ones social, educational horizons outside the watchful eye of parental oversight. A pre-adult development period that will have a lasting affect the remainder of ones life.
For Mrs. Bertha Looney – it was not the same. In 1959 Looney’s, and her seven college-bound colleagues, charted a different course that forever changed the social and educational history in Memphis. Imagine if you will on your first day you were told you’re not allowed in the library, the gym, the cafeteria, or any other shared spaces on campus. You arrive at 8am and leave by noon every day. Have a seat at the back of the classroom with a police officer next to you. On top of that no matter how many times you raised your hand, the professors would never call on you.
Be in attendance and hear more of Looney’s ground-breaking college experiences, in her on words, as she presents at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Black History program. 2093 Perry Road Memphis, TN 38106 at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, February 16, 2025.