Cleo Thomas
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Cleo Thomas was president of the Student Government Association at the University of Alabama
in 1976. Thomas is one of only seven candidates to have ever won the SGA presidency without the support of 'The Machine
'. He is the only African American
SGA president at the University of Alabama to date.
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
in 1976. Thomas is one of only seven candidates to have ever won the SGA presidency without the support of 'The Machine
The Machine
The Machine, the former Alpha Rho chapter of Theta Nu Epsilon at the University of Alabama, is a coalition of traditionally white fraternities and sororities which formed a secret society with some degree of influence over campus and Alabama state politics...
'. He is the only African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
SGA president at the University of Alabama to date.