Lincoln University in Ebony Magazine 1958: “The School That Was Too Good to Die”

Lincoln University of Missouri was featured in Ebony magazine in March 1958, highlighting the university’s student integration process following the 1955 U.S. Supreme Court desegregation ruling.

In March 1958, Ebony magazine spotlighted Lincoln University of Missouri in a feature titled “The School That Was Too Good to Die.” The piece explored how the university navigated student integration following the 1955 U.S. Supreme Court desegregation ruling, placing Lincoln at the center of a national conversation on race and higher education in the late 1950s. 

Reflecting on the university’s mission, former Director of Admissions and Records C.C. Damel told Ebony: "Lincoln has never chosen to be a big school, but it has always been a good school. We don't offer everything, but if we have what you want, you can't get it better or cheaper anywhere than right here at Lincoln."

At the time, the estimated annual cost for Missouri students attending Lincoln was just $750.

Curious to see how Lincoln University responded to a pivotal moment in American education?

Click here to read the March 1958 Ebony magazine article.