The Honorable Roland Burris
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The Honorable Roland Burris, shown in the image with Associate Dean Diane Taub, earned his B.A. in Political Science from SIUC in 1959. While at SIUC, Mr. Burris documented discrimination against African-Americans by Carbondale merchants, leading to university-led reforms. In 1963 he earned his law degree from Howard University.
Carbondale, IL