Inside the research, coursework and mentorship of Black in Blue: The Duke Sports & Race Project
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 22, 2025
Since Trinity College became Duke University in 1924, it has served as a backdrop for the Civil Rights Movement. While students and faculty had petitioned for the elimination of racially-restrictive admissions policies for years, the University did not desegregate its undergraduate program until 1962. Black student-athletes at Duke have been central to these efforts.
Dr. Claudius “C.B.” Claiborne, Duke’s first Black men’s basketball player, participated in . . .
