“225 years of Tar Heel: Henry Owl” in “Around Campus.”
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1929 - Henry Owl (1897-1980) Graduates with an M.A.
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Henry Owl, a member of the Eastern band of Cherokee Indians and the first Native American student to enroll at Carolina, graduates with a master’s degree in history in 1929. His thesis is titled “The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: Before and After the Removal.”
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Henry Owl, a member of the Eastern band of Cherokee Indians and the first Native American student to enroll at Carolina, graduates with a master’s degree in history in 1929. His thesis is titled “The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: Before and After the Removal.”
The following year, the Swain Country registrar used a literacy test to prevent Cherokees from voting. Despite presenting his master’s thesis as clear evidence that he could read, he was denied by county officials who argued that Cherokees were not U.S. citizens despite a 1924 law that stated otherwise. Owl later testified before Congress about the discrimination, which resulted in a law guaranteeing the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians citizenship and the right to vote.
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University Communications. “225 years of Tar Heel: Henry Owl” in “Around Campus.” The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 14 Nov. 2018, https://www.unc.edu/posts/2018/11/14/225-years-of-tar-heel-henry-owl/.
“First Indian Student at UNC, Henry Owl” in “American Indians and Chapel Hill.” The Carolina Story: A Virtual Museum of University History. 2006. Carolina Digital Library and Archives, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, https://museum.unc.edu/exhibits/show/american-indians-and-chapel-hi/henry-owl.
