Explore African American contributions at the University of Georgia with the self-guided Celebrating Black History Through Steps Towards Inclusion site tour, featuring 10 locations across the UGA Athens campus. The tour can be completed in person by walking, driving, or biking at your leisure, or online through our immersive virtual experience during the month of February.
Holmes-Hunter Academic Building
101 Herty Drive, Athens, GA
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter (now Hunter-Gault) were the first two African American students to enroll at UGA in 1961. They entered the Academic Building on January 9th to register for undergraduate classes. Later that same year, Mary Frances Early also enrolled as a graduate student at the Academic Building. In 2001, the Academic Building was named for Holmes and Hunter-Gault.
