Lynn Cecilia Eusan | |
|---|---|
 Lynn in November of 1968 | |
| Born | October 11, 1948 |
| Died | September 10, 1971 (aged 22) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | First black Homecoming queen at UH |
Lynn Cecilia Eusan was an activist and the first black Homecoming queen at the University of Houston, where she studied journalism, and the first black woman to earn the title at any predominantly white college or university in the Southern United States.[1] Only seven years earlier, UH had been an all-white institution, not integrating until the 1962–63 academic year.[2] In 1971, less than three years after that Homecoming ceremony, she was found dead in the back of a stranger's car. Her death was believed to be a murder, and no one was ever found guilty for her death.[1] A park at the university is named in her honor.[3]
- ^ a b Campbell, Rick (December 22, 2008). "Queen Lynn: From glory to tragedy". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "Blazing the Trail" Archived 2018-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, by Robert D. Jacobus, in University of Houston magazine (Fall 2015)
- ^ "New stage touts history, new technology - The Daily Cougar". The Daily Cougar. 2013-04-18. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-02-28.