- Jeanne Hopkins Lucas
" Sen. Jeanne Hopkins Lucas"Jeanne Hopkins Lucas was a Democratic member of the
North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twentieth Senate district, including constituents in Durham County.Lucas was a native of
Durham, North Carolina and an alumna of Hillside High School, attending the historically black school from 1951-1953 and teaching French and Spanish there from 1957-1975.Lucas became the first black woman to serve in the state Senate in 1993. [ [http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/552287.html newsobserver.com | Lucas, first black woman in state Senate, dies at 71 ] ] Lucas served four terms in the state Senate and served as Co-Chairman of the Appropriations on Education/Higher Education committee.
Lucas died on the night of March 9, 2007 at the age of 71. [ [http://www.newsobserver.com/644/story/551945.html newsobserver.com | State Sen. Jeanne Lucas dies ] ]
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* [http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/sohp_interviewee/interviewNum_results.html?Control_ID=3636 Description of an oral history interview] with Lucas regarding Hillside High School during school desegregation
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