McLean, Polly E. Bugros, authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2018-12-112018-12-112018https://hdl.handle.net/10217/193042The University of Colorado erroneously recognized Dr. Ruth Cave Flowers as its first Black graduate. In 1918--six years before Flowers's graduation--Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Jones received her bachelor's degree. McLean introduces this woman who lived through an extraordinary time and rectifies the omission from institutional history.--Provided by publisher.Prologue: her voice can be heard -- Inquiry and epiphany -- Born in slavery: the master, the mistress, and their chattel -- The Berkeleyes: a slave named Harriet Bishop, and her daughter, Sarah -- Slavery's chain done broke at last -- Colorado and the promise of freedom -- From Denver's bottoms to P.T. Barnum's town -- Education, politics and leisure -- The frontier in our souls -- School, community, and love lost -- A fly in the buttermilk: Colorado and the world of higher education -- "Goin' to Kansas City": education and baseball -- It's Mister Jones, if you please! -- Chicago, take two -- "Lincoln was a Republican, that's all I need to know!" -- Coming home and going home -- Epilogue: the end of the living line.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Jones, Lucile Berkeley Buchanan, -- 1884-1989 -- BiographyUniversity of Colorado Boulder -- Students -- BiographyChildren of freedmen -- BiographyTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University members only.