{"id":860,"date":"2024-06-06T12:33:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T12:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/?page_id=860"},"modified":"2025-12-02T04:58:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T04:58:41","slug":"gregory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/featured-alumni\/gregory\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregory Swanson"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"860\" class=\"elementor elementor-860\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c591b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44c591b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0344306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-page-title\" data-id=\"0344306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4d78c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c4d78c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9924d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9924d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GregSwanson-Window-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1288\" alt=\"\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Gregory-Swanson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-628\" alt=\"Gregory Swanson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Gregory-Swanson.jpg 351w, https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Gregory-Swanson-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c683b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43c683b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gregory Swanson\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8b36a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb8b36a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3074312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3074312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GregSwanson2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GregSwanson2.webp 586w, https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GregSwanson2-300x231.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff68d03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff68d03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce3546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ce3546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GregSwanson1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1290\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GregSwanson1.webp 889w, https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GregSwanson1-300x153.webp 300w, https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GregSwanson1-768x390.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a310b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a310b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gregory Swanson\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7db65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee7db65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050cdd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"050cdd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GregSwanson-Window-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1289\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GregSwanson-Window-2.png 379w, https:\/\/qpulse.tech\/langston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GregSwanson-Window-2-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693f0c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"693f0c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a402b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18a402b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Long Walk<br>\nWhat Life Was Like for Gregory Swanson, the Lawyer Who Integrated UVA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39414a9 links-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"39414a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.virginia.edu\/uvalawyer\/spring-2018\/article\/long-walk\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-square-full\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M512 512H0V0h512v512z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">https:\/\/www.law.virginia.edu\/uvalawyer\/spring-2018\/article\/long-walk<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60a13c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c60a13c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2018Justice Starts Right Here\u2019: Remembering Gregory Swanson, UVA and UVA Law\u2019s First Black Student<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e09e1a links-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2e09e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/law.virginia.edu\/uvalawyer\/fall-2016\/article\/justice-starts-right-here-remembering-gregory-swanson-uva-and-uva-laws-first-african-american-student\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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elementor-size-default\">Black History Month 2024 Highlights:<br>\nGregory H. Swanson, First Student to Integrate\nthe University of Virginia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf4a8f links-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ebf4a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/charlottesvilleabundantlife.org\/black-history-month-2024-highlights-gregory-h-swanson-first-black-student-at-the-university-of-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-square-full\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M512 512H0V0h512v512z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">https:\/\/charlottesvilleabundantlife.org\/black-history-month-2024-highlights-gregory-h-swanson-first-black-student-at-the-university-of-virginia\/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63bc069 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63bc069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gregory H. Swanson Award<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3632e links-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8b3632e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.virginia.edu\/students\/gregory-h-swanson-award\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-square-full\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M512 512H0V0h512v512z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">https:\/\/www.law.virginia.edu\/students\/gregory-h-swanson-award<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gregory Swanson Gregory Swanson The Long Walk What Life Was Like for Gregory Swanson, the Lawyer Who Integrated UVA https:\/\/www.law.virginia.edu\/uvalawyer\/spring-2018\/article\/long-walk \u2018Justice Starts Right Here\u2019: Remembering Gregory Swanson, UVA and UVA Law\u2019s First Black Student https:\/\/law.virginia.edu\/uvalawyer\/fall-2016\/article\/justice-starts-right-here-remembering-gregory-swanson-uva-and-uva-laws-first-african-american-student Black History Month 2024 Highlights: Gregory H. 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