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1973 Rollins College Tennis Team Photo

The 1973 tennis team poses for a picture for the yearbook.

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1982 Black Ball attendees seated at tables

A photograph of attendees of the 1982 Black Ball, a formal dance put on by the Student Assocation for Black Unity at Washington and Lee University, resting at decorated tables set up in Evans Hall. Couples are having conversations and a drink table is visible in the far background.

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1982 Black Ball attendees seated at tables

A photograph of attendees of the 1982 Black Ball, a formal dance put on by the Student Assocation for Black Unity at Washington and Lee University, resting at decorated tables set up in Evans Hall.

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Black Student Union, 1972-1973

Twenty Black Student Union members pose for their student organization’s yearbook photograph. This is the first Black Student Union photograph included in the Tomokan yearbook. Back row: Krisita Jackson, Theda James, Deborah Coleman, Brenda Martin, Reggie Brock, Blanche Jackson, Lonnie Butler, Otis Cameron, Rodney Dowling. Middle row: Lorraine Powell, Marcus Wilson, Grace Borom, Juanita Gibson, Jennifer Matthews, Roxwell Robinson, Arlinda Staley. Front row: Guilda Brandon, Theotis Bronson, Constance Blackman, Errol Cunningham.

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Candid photograph taken during the 1982 Black Ball

A candid photograph taken during the 1982 Black Ball, put on by the Student Association for Black Unity, of several men laughing and talking.

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W & L University | Text

Copy of Letter from Homer A. Holt to T. Justin Moore (November 8, 1955)

This copy of a letter from trustee Homer A. Holt to T. Justin Moore was sent to Washington and Lee President Francis P. Gaines. In the letter, Holt explains that Gaines is getting in contact with other southern schools to battle the admissions policy of the Association of American Law Schools. Acknowledgement from Gaines' secretary is included.

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W & L University | Text

Forwarded Correspondence from Fred C. Cole to J. Morrison Hutcheson (August 1964)

This correspondence documents President Fred C. Cole asking members of the Board of Trustees to approve a reply to a letter.

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Forwarded Correspondence from Homer A. Holt to Fred C. Cole

Trustee Homer A. Holt forwarded correspondence from Hutcheson and Morrison on the topic of integration to President Fred C. Cole.

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Group photo of 1982 SABU members

A photograph of eight members of the 1982 Student Association for Black Unity (SABU) at Washington and Lee University.

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W & L University | Text

Headline for Admissions Story: "The Matter of Admissions....."

This draft of an article for the Alumni Magazine explains the Board of Trustees' movement towards integration. This draft differs from (and is more revealing than) the version published in the Fall 1964 edition of the Alumni Magazine.

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Headline for Admissions Story: "The Matter of Admissions....." (Draft)

In this draft for an article for The Alumni Magazine, Frank Parsons provides a complete account of the discussions which led up to the Board of Trustees' Reaffirmation of Faculty Authority over Admissions Standards. This reaffirmation essentially desegregated Washington and Lee.

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Homecoming dance, 1964

Centre College students dancing at the 1964 Homecoming dance, with Grammy-nominated Hank Ballard and the Midnighters performing. The 1964-65 school year was the first offical year of racial integration for the College.

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Hornet Poll Tabulations Indicate Liberal Trend

Editorial in The Furman Hornet student newspaper, dated November 15, 1957. The editorial discusses freedom of public expression on campus, and the results of a recent anonymous 'Hornet Poll,' showing a 'relatively large number of students favoring total or partial racial integration.' A variety of questions and results about other issues Furman students face are also mentioned.

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W & L University | Text

In Lee's Spirit

This editorial in the November 11th, 1964 Washington Post describes Washington and Lee's desegregation as being something Lee would have wanted, providing a look at the rhetoric of the time.

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Large group photo of 1982 SABU members

A large group photograph of the 1982 members of the Student Association for Black Unity (SABU) at Washington and Lee University on the staircase of Evans Hall.

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W & L University | Text

Letter from David F. Cavers to Francis P. Gaines (Februrary 4, 1955)

In this letter, David F. Cavers (who is Chairman of the Special Committee on Racial Discriminination of the Association of American Law Schools) writes to Washington and Lee University President Francis P. Gaines, asking him to comply with the Association's recent action against racial discrimination.

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W & L University | Text

Letter from Francis P. Gaines to James R. Caskie (February 10, 1943)

In this letter from President Francis P. Gaines to Trustee James R. Caskie, Gaines and Caskie discuss the public's perception of the possibility of Black students being present on Washington and Lee's campus through the U.S. Army School.

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Letter from Fred C. Cole to J. Morrison Hutcheson (October 21, 1964)

In this letter, President Fred C. Cole asks Trustee J. Morrison Hutcheson to provide an interview explaining the admissions decision to the Ring-Tum Phi.

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W & L University | Text

Letter from Fred C. Cole to J. Morrison Hutcheson (October 8, 1964)

This letter from President Fred C. Cole to Trustee J. Morrison Hutcheson asks Morrison to approve a statement on the admissions policy for student Ring-Tum Phi reporters.

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Letter from George Mercke, Jr. and Charles D. Mercke to J. Morrison Hutcheson (July 7, 1964)

This letter from two Washington and Lee Alumni (George and Charles Mercke) to Trustee Hutcheson expresses the alumni's disbelief at Washington and Lee considering integration.

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W & L University | Text

Letter from Homer A. Holt to Fred C. Cole (August 17, 1964)

In this letter, trustee Homer A. Holt provides guidance on clarifying the admissions decision to President Fred C. Cole.

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W & L University | Text

Letter from J. Morrison Hutcheson to Francis P. Gaines (March 18, 1954)

This letter from Trustee J. Morrison Hutcheson to President Francis P. Gaines expresses Hutcheson's sentiment on desegregation.

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W & L University | Text

Letter from the National Student Council of the YMCA to Francis P. Gaines (April 13, 1954)

This letter from YMCA secretary L. Maynard Catchings invites Washington and Lee President Gaines to call upon the services of the YMCA in desegregating the University. Gaines replies, stating that he will get in touch if assistance is desired.

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Letter from the National Student Council of the YMCA to Francis P. Gaines (May 18, 1954)

This letter is a follow-up to an April 13, 1954 letter from National Student Council of the YMCA secretary L. Maynard Catchings.ï¿½

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Memorandum from Frank A. Parsons to Fred C. Cole: Sequence of Developments in the Handling of the Admissions Announcement by the Press

This memorandum outlines the process through which the story of the admissions decision went from an article in the Ring-Tum Phi to national news.

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