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Archie Alphonso Alexander
Archie A. Alexander, the first Black graduate of Iowa University who constructed bridges and highways in use today
The secret to his success as one of the influential African-American engineers was his ability to enter into interracial collaboration with whites to bid for contracts. This strategy became necessary because racial discrimination against blacks in the 1900s made it difficult for him to break even on the job market on his own. When he…
