The LSUNO 55

ID: 4417 ~ Source: Research by James Rachal, independent scholar, and Lisa Werling, UNO Library.

This file appears in: Taking the Elysian Fields Bus to UNO in 1958

This is a list of the 55 verified African-American students who enrolled at LSUNO in the fall of 1958. School authorities believe that there may have been others, but possible supporting documentation has been lost.

This file appears in: Taking the Elysian Fields Bus to UNO in 1958

Taking the Elysian Fields Bus to UNO in 1958

By Becky Retz

Begin this tour by climbing aboard the 55 Elysian Fields bus, just as many black students did on their first day of classes in September 1958. The bus runs from Canal Street, through the French…