The Taylor Family / UTrailblazers Experience

A gathering place to pay tribute to the first black graduates of the University of Miami and celebrate the contributions of present and future black students.

Dr. Roxane Pickens, director of the Learning Commons and exhibition curator, right, shares some of the history and interactive features of the exhibition with President Frenk, left.

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., alumnus and Board of Trustees vice chair, center, whose gift made possible The Taylor Family/UTrailblazers Experience, during his visit to the interactive exhibition on February 18, 2022.

Marcia Heath, archives specialist for the Libraries, provides students with an introduction to the exhibition.

Dr. Roxane Pickens, top, Marcia Heath, left, and Nick Iwanicki, University archivist, right, the team overseeing the completion and future additions to the exhibition.

The first class to visit and learn about the University’s first Black graduates as part of their curriculum, February 18, 2022.

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Creative, University Libraries

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Credits:

University of Miami Communications, Cortina Productions, and University of Miami Archives.