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Bomb Victim May Lose Sight; School Helps Negroes Hide Out

The February bombings at Pomona College and Scripps College shocked the whole community. All Black students and faculty evacuated campus following…

Blacks Flee Campus After Blasts

The title of this article affirms that the Black Student Union "fled" campus after the Pomona and Scripps campus bombings: a loaded phrasing. The…

Statement By The Presidents of The Claremont Colleges In Response To The Black Students Union

In this official public statement, the presidents of the five Claremont Colleges, and the Claremont University Center pledged to start building a…

Claremont to Attract Minorities

Newspaper article published in August 1968. It discusses the five Claremont Undergraduate Colleges' initiative to attract more students from minority…

Black Students Say 'Not Involved' in 2 Campus Bombings

Pictured, from left to right: Danny Wilson, Sen. Mervyn Dymally, Eileen Wilson, and Kevin Wilks. Kevin Wilks is incorrectly identified as John Payton…

More Negroes Sought By Colleges

An article concerning the campaign launched by the Claremont Colleges to enroll more minority students. The article contains the same text as…

Mrs. Meder Evers named assistant to the director to the Claremont Colleges' Center for Educational Opportunity

These brief but interesting articles highlight the little-known fact that Myrlie Evers-Williams was appointed to a position at the Claremont Colleges…

Claremont to Attract Minorities and Claremont Colleges Seeking Minority Group Students and More Negro Students Sought by Colleges

These articles, while having nearly identical text, have distinct titles and, in the case of one article, distinct presentations. They likely draw…

Claremont Paves Way For Black Studies Center

The Daily Report, a local newspaper for Ontario and Upland, reported on the Claremont Colleges’ and the Black Student Union joint announcement of the…

Black-Studies Plan Shaped at Claremont

Despite a tense campus atmosphere following demonstrations, the Claremont colleges moved forward with the Black Studies Center in March. The Black…