Despite this, many Attucks students went on to stellar careers. NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson was a member of the 1955 basketball squad that made history and dominated into the 50’s. The first two Black women to enter Indiana University’s medical school program also attended Attucks, as well as Massachusetts’ first Black Secretary of Education.
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