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From Sun to Sun, a program of African American folklore, music, and dance, was the first of two productions by Zora Neale Hurston to be performed on the Rollins campus during the 1930s.

Members of Delta Chi held a "funeral" for their fraternity, which became The Guild that year. An African American member, Bernard Myers, can be seen holding his fist in the air and wearing a black glove, signifying the Black Power movement. Circa 1969-1970

The administration responds to student demands for more Black studies by creating a winter term course on "Black Literature, History and Sociology." The Dean of Rollins College consulted the Dean of Bethune-Cookman College on the structure and content of the course, demonstrating continued cooperation between the two institutions.

President Hamilton Holt writes to alumnus Dick Kelly about public support for awarding an honorary degree to civil rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune.

Hamilton Holt expresses concern that the announcement of Mary McLeod Bethune's honorary degree would cause protesting and interference from the KKK. His fears proved to be unfounded, but facing violence was a real possibility.

Black Student Union President Roxwell Robinson writes to President Jack Critchfield, requesting that the College offer at least three Black Culture courses per academic year, even in the face of financial difficulty. President Critchfield responds that he cannot make a guarantee, but that he and the administration intend to preserve Black Culture courses in the curriculum.