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Centre College | Text
Amidst the Trivia...Advisory Board Condems ‘White Sheets’ Dispute
Reporting on the Advisory Board meeting, during which was discussed, among other things (including the Yerkes lounge to be used by the BSU), the incident involving the Dekes wearing white sheets at the BSU basketball game, and ensuing confrontation between Dekes and members of the BSU at Cowan which resulted in a member of the Deke fraternity being injured after being struck by a glass by a member of the BSU.Learn more -
Rollins College | Image
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.Learn more -
Furman University | Text
Charter Change Ordered: Students Found Dazed
An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated November 11, 1961, describing, in detail, a meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention where the members voted to amend the charter of Furman University to prohibit Greek letter social fraternities from the campus of Furman, as well as all of the Convention's educational institutions.Learn more -
W & L University | Text
Letter from Barrett C. Shelton to Francis P. Gaines (March 17, 1943)
In this letter with enclosed clipping from the Southern Watchman, Publisher Barrett C. Shelton asks President Francis P. Gaines about Black W&L graduates. Gaines responds.Learn more -
W & L University | Text
Letter from Clifton A. Woodrum to Francis P. Gaines (February 16, 1943)
In this letter from U.S. Congressman and W&L Law Alumnus Clifton A. Woodrum to President Francis P. Gaines, Woodrum asks Gaines about three Black students sent to the Officers Training Corp at Washington and Lee.Learn more -
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.Learn more -
W & L University | Text
Letter from P. W. Turner to Francis P. Gaines (March 25, 1943)
In this letter from P. W. Turner to President Francis P. Gaines, Turner asks about the presence of Black students at Washington and Lee.Learn more -
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.Learn more -
W & L University | Text
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.�Learn more -
Rollins College | Text
Race Relations Day, 1945
A Rollins Sandspur article describing the first Race Relations Sunday, which brought together white and African American residents to celebrate Race Relations Day with music, film, and speeches. Rollins' hosting of this event on campus with support from Winter Park and the Hungerford School shows local and collegiate interest in supporting African Americans.Learn more -
Rollins College | Text
Roxwell Robinson and C. LaRue Boyd Correspondence, 1976
C. LaRue Boyd, Director of Public Relations, denies BSU President Roxwell Robinson's request to display the BSU flag in front of Carnegie Hall on a regular basis, but offers the possibility of displaying the BSU flag during Black Awareness Week and on other selected dates. This correspondence demonstrates the BSU’s cooperative relationship with Rollins faculty and staff.Learn more