University of West Georgia

===Segregation===
Until 1963, the college did not admit African-American students. In 1955 and 1956 Jeff Long, a teacher at [[George Washington Carver High School (Carrollton, Georgia)|Carver High School]], encouraged students to apply for admission to West Georgia. Every senior applied, and every student was denied admission on the basis of their race. President Boyd racially integrated the campus in 1963. The first Black student was Lillian Williams, a mother or 4 and teacher in the non-integrated [[Carroll County School System]]. In 2002, President Sethna apologized to the Carver class of 1955. A scholarship fund has been started for descendants of the Carver students who were denied admission. There is also a scholarship in the name of Lillian Williams, for any mothers who want to start or continue their education.<ref name="Journey">{{cite web |last1=Rouse |first1=Dierdre |last2=Gray |first2=Carolyn |last3=Wyatt |first3=James |title=The Journey |url=https://www.westga.edu/campus-life/diversity/assets/docs/thejourneyspring2009blackhistorymonthedition.pdf |publisher=University of West Georgia's Office of Minority Affairs |access-date=16 December 2018 |date=Spring 2009}}</ref><ref name="Diverse">{{cite web |title=Georgia College Offers Scholarship to Amend Discrimination |url=https://diverseeducation.com/article/1979/ |website=Diverse issues in higher education |date=27 February 2002 |access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>