He is George McLaurin the first black man admitted to Oklahoma University in 1948, he was forced to sit in a corner away from his fellow white men. ⁣ But his name remains on the honor list as one of the top three students in college. ⁣

These are his words: ⁣ ' ' Some colleagues looked at me like I was an animal, no one spoke to me, for teachers I didn't even exist, they rarely answered my questions. I dedicated so much to myself, that after my teammates started looking for me and teachers started taking me into consideration. I stopped being invisible to them ". ⁣ Education has more power than weapons.

He is George McLaurin the first black man admitted to Oklahoma University in 1948, he was forced to sit in a corner away from his fellow white men. ⁣ But his name remains on the honor list as one of the top three students in college. ⁣

These are his words: ⁣ ' ' Some colleagues looked at me like I was an animal, no one spoke to me, for teachers I didn't even exist, they rarely answered my questions. I dedicated so much to myself, that after my teammates started looking for me and teachers started taking me into consideration. I stopped being invisible to them ". ⁣ Education has more power than weapons.