Aubrey Radcliffe was a trustee at Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

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Radcliffe was the first, and the only, African-American Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 elected to state-wide office in Michigan

Michigan

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 when the voters placed him on the board of trustees in the 1970s. He fought for divestment from South Africa

South Africa

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 while serving on the board in the early 1980s. Radcliffe was a resident of East Lansing

East Lansing, Michigan

East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from...

, an honorary member of Delta Upsilon

Delta Upsilon

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 International Fraternity, and held a Ph.D. in psychology

Psychology

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 from Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

. He worked as a counselor at J.W. Sexton High School in Lansing

Lansing, Michigan

Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan...

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Aubrey Radcliffe died Friday, March 27, 2009 in East Lansing, Michigan at age 75.