Rider – A Magazine for Alumni and Friends – First in Class: Herbert Hubbard, a brilliant penman and skilled musician, was Rider’s first African American graduate
By Adam Grybowski | Fall 2015
The naming of Hubbard as Rider’s first confirmed African American graduate came this fall after the University’s archivist, Robert Congleton, and Hubbard’s great-granddaughter Beverly Mills met to discuss the issue. Hubbard’s status was a family legend for generations.