Miriam DeCosta-Willis
... that after being denied admission to Memphis State University because of her race, Miriam DeCosta-Willis went on to become the university's first African-American professor?
... that after being denied admission to <a href="./University_of_Memphis" id="mwB-0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="University of Memphis">Memphis State University</a> because of her race, <b id="mwB-4"><a href="./Miriam_DeCosta-Willis" id="mwB-8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Miriam DeCosta-Willis">Miriam DeCosta-Willis</a></b> went on to become the university's first African-American professor?