Blacks Flee Campus After Blasts
Title
Blacks Flee Campus After Blasts
Subject
Race
Pomona
Scripps
Violence
Police
Black Student Union
Bombing
Racism
Description
The title of this article affirms that the Black Student Union "fled" campus after the Pomona and Scripps campus bombings: a loaded phrasing. The wording captures the tension on campus, and implies that the BSU students feared reprisals against them for the bombings. A casual reader might also infer that by their departure, the BSU acknowledged responsibility for the bombs, which was not the case. This trend of suggestive reporting was common in newspapers around California in the weeks after the bombs.
Creator
Lewis Bell
Source
February-July 1969 Press Scrapbook
Special Collections Archives of Ella Strong Denison Library
Publisher
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Date
1969-02-27
Contributor
Elizabeth Carleton
Rights
This resource is for educational purposes only. There is no downloading or reusing of this document without permission. Contact <a href="mailto:aharley@scrippscollege.edu?Subject=Claremont%20Activism%20Archive">Professor Anne Harley</a> for more information.
Relation
N/A
Format
.tif
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Article: Blacks Flee Campus After Blasts
Coverage
1969
Claremont, California
Collection
Citation
Lewis Bell, “Blacks Flee Campus After Blasts,” Claremont Colleges Activism Archive, accessed September 24, 2023, https://claremontactivism.omeka.net/items/show/46.