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Centre College | Text
Race policies questionnaire (Nazareth College and Academy)
Letter from Centre College President Walter A. Groves, dated October 18, 1954, to Nazareth College and Academy President Sister Margaret Gertrude inquiring as to Nazareth's policies on admitting students of color, and Nazareth's responseLearn more -
Centre College | Text
Race policies questionnaire (St. Catherine Junior College)
Letter from Centre College President Walter A. Groves, dated October 18, 1954, to St. Catherine Junior College President Mother Margaret Elizabeth inquiring as to St. Catherine's policies on admitting students of color, and St. Catherine's responseLearn more -
Rollins College | Image
Resident Heads, 1972-1973
Resident heads Randy Lyon, Andrea Boissy Lyon, and Reginald Brock, who were in charge of the residence halls. Reginald Brock was the only African American student to serve as a resident head that year. Circa 1972-1973Learn more -
Centre College | Text
Robert E. Harding, Jr. application request letter
Letter from Mr. Robert E. Harding, Jr., a student at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, KY, dated April 17, 1950, to the Centre College Registrar, requesting application materials for the summer sessionLearn more -
Centre College | Text
Robert E. Harding, Jr. rejection letter
Letter from Centre College President Walter A. Groves to Mr. Robert E. Harding, dated April 26, 1950, in which Groves rejects Harding's request for application materials for the summer session based upon the fact that Mr. Harding was a student at Kentucky State College, an all-black college in Frankfort, KY, and therefore assumed to be a person of color and thus not eligible for admissionLearn more -
Rollins College | Image
Rollins College Varsity Basketball Team Picture (1968-1969)
The Rollins College basketball team poses for a team picture in the gym. Captain Lawrence Martinez appears in the first row on the far left.Learn more -
Rollins College | Text
Roxwell Robinson and Jack B. Critchfield Correspondence, 1974
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.Learn more -
W & L University | Text
Series of Letters from Deans of Southern Law Schools
In this series of letters, Washington and Lee Trustees and President Gaines correspond with Deans of other Southern Law Schools. Their goal is to align a group of schools to protest the Association of American Law Schools' policy on desegregation of admissions.Learn more -
Centre College | Text
Suit Charges Segregation at Barber Shops
An article giving more details regarding the charges against Danville barbershopsLearn more -
Centre College | Text
Taylor Moves Ahead : Federal Court to Hear Danville Barbershop Case
Report on the barbershop discrimination suit of Taylor, et. al. vs. Richardson, et. al. There were barbershops in Danville that did not cut the hair of black customers. Centre students and community members brought light to the discrimination which eventually appeared in a federal court hearing.Learn more -
Centre College | Text
Taylor Plans Barber Litigation
An article about Ollie Taylor, a Centre student who led the efforts to desegregate Danville barbershops the previous spring. The Cento staff interviewed Taylor to get updates on the current situation as well interviewing other students on their opinions.Learn more