Charlayne Hunter-Gault's Career Reporting on Black Lives Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Student Charlayne Hunter, 18, the first Black girl to enter the University of Georgia, relaxes momentarily from her studies in her dormitory in Athens, Georgia, on Jan. 11, 1961. ( (AP Photo) )