List of African-American pioneers in desegregation of higher education
This is a list of African-American pioneers in desegregation of higher education. == 19th century == === 1820s === ==== 1823 ==== First African-American to earn a bachelor's degree (Middlebury College): Alexander Twilight ==== 1826 ==== First African-American graduate from Amherst College: Edward Jones First African-American graduate from Bowdoin College: John Brown Russwurm === 1830s === ==== 1836 ==== First African-American graduate from Case Western Reserve University: John Sykes Fayette === 1840s === ==== 1847 ==== First African-American to graduate from a U.S. medical school: Dr.