RIT Boathouse dedication coaster, 1999.

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RIT Boathouse dedication coaster, 1999.

The RIT Boathouse was dedicated October 9, 1999. The wood coaster with engraved oar motif marks the event. Coaster marking the dedication of the RIT Boathouse in October, 1999.

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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It is unclear when the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) first admitted minority students. However, it appears as though the first African American students entered the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (renamed RIT in 1944) during the early 1900s. For instance, in 1906 Fredericka Sprague, the granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, took classes at the Institute. There are several other instances of African American students attending the school during the early 20th century as well...

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