Archie Wade, first Black faculty member at University of Alabama, dies at 80
Archie Wade integrated the University of Alabama's faculty and helped Paul W. "Bear" recruit his first Black players.
Dr. Archie Wade remembered as a ‘pioneer’ for racial equality in athletics and education
Dr. Archie Wade is being remembered as a pioneer who helped pave the way to racial equality within athletics and education.
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Archie Wade, first Black faculty member at University of Alabama, dies at 80
Archie Wade, a man sometimes called the University of Alabama's Jackie Robinson, integrating the faculty, and assisting legendary head football coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant in recruiting Black ...
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Dr. Archie Wade is being remembered as a 'pioneer' for racial equality in athletics and education
“ [Wade] was called the Jackie Robinson at the University of Alabama because he broke the racial barriers.” ...
Dr. Archie Wade, trailblazer and first Black faculty member at UA, dies at 85
Dr. Archie Wade, a pioneering figure in Tuscaloosa and the first Black faculty member at the University of Alabama has died at the age of 80.Stillman College, w ...
Trailblazing Alabama professor who helped integrate UA football dies: ‘Profound loss’
“Dr. Archie Wade’s passing is a profound loss for The University of Alabama,” said UA president Stuart Bell in a news release ...
Tuscaloosa trailblazer, first Black faculty member at Univ. of Ala. has died
Dr. Archie Wade was the University of Alabama’s first Black faculty member. He spent 30 years in the Department of ...
Stillman College announces 2025 Athletics Hall of Fame inductees
Six former student-athletes have been selected for the Stillman College Athletics Hall of Fame as the Class of 2025.The ...
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Trailblazing Alabama professor who helped integrate UA football dies: ‘Profound loss’
The University of Alabama’s first Black faculty member died Monday. He was 85. Dr. Archie Wade, a Tuscaloosa native, was born in Big Cove in Madison County on Oct. 2, 1939 and attended Stillman ...
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UA President Stuart R. Bell will leave legacy of growth at the Capstone
Some building facades got updates, including new names honoring Black innovators and leaders such as Archie Wade, the university's first Black faculty member, and Autherine Lucy Foster ...
First Black faculty member at the University of Alabama dies
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ( WIAT) — The first Black faculty member at the University of Alabama died, the university announced Tuesday. Archie Wade was an associate professor emeritus in the university’s ...