SANFORD, Fla. – Ingrid Burton Nathan was the first Black student to integrate Seminole County Schools. In 1964, she entered Sanford Junior High School and she would also be among the first Black students to attend Seminole High School.
She says making her parents proud was her main motivation through some challenging years. “What I reflect on today, I reflect on the fact I did it without question,” Nathan said.
Growing up during segregation, Ingrid Burton Nathan remembers being excited to make history as the first Black student to integrate Seminole County Schools. “My attitude back then was wonderment,” Nathan said.