Dr. Traylor was the first African American to earn a bachelor's degree in the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He went on to serve as president of Zion College in the city.
The Rhodes Trust has announced the latest class of 32 American students who will study at the University of Oxford as Rhodes Scholars. It appears that five of the new Rhodes Scholars are African Americans.
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