Honoring Juneteenth: A Conversation With Haywood Solomon, IM ’70, First Black Graduate in Industrial Management
In honor of this year’s Juneteenth holiday, we interviewed Haywood Solomon, the first African American graduate of Georgia Tech’s B.S. in Industrial Management program (predecessor to the Business Administration program) and fifth African American graduate of the Institute. He shares his experiences at Tech during the early years of integration, including challenges overcome, lessons learned, and communities built.