Honoring Henry Owl, the first American Indian student at Carolina
Posted Aug 9, 2022
Henry McClain Owl was born on the Cherokee Indian reservation, formally known as the Qualla Boundary, in western North Carolina on Aug. 1, 1896. In 1928, he enrolled at UNC as a graduate student in history, becoming the first American Indian and the first person of color to attend Carolina. Owl received a master of arts degree in history in 1929.
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