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From the 60s to today: A student activist continues her fight for justice – North by Northwestern

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Eva Paterson, Weinberg ’71, gives a speech at Northwestern in 1970. Photo courtesy of Northwestern Magazine. When Eva Paterson, Weinberg ‘71, arrived at her triple room in Willard Hall for her first year of college, her roommate took one look at her and walked out. The roommate stayed in a hotel that night then transferred to a single dorm room for the rest of the year — all to avoid living with a Black roommate. This was the beginning of Paterso
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northbynorthwestern.com broke the news in on Monday, June 16, 2025.
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