Black Student Union Demands: The proposed courses of action at the colleges
Consortium
Black Student Union
Racism
Administration
Racism
Affirmative Action
This article describes at length the colleges’ plan to cultivate a more racially and economically diverse student body and connects that change to the work done by the Black Students Union to bring about this change. The article details the demands made by the students and how the administration of the colleges chose to address them, casually connecting the work of the BSU to the outcome touted by the administration.
Claremont Courier
Special Collections Archives of Ella Strong Denison Library
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1968-06-05
Kathryn McPhee
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An article "Black Student Union Demands: The Proposed Course of Action at the Colleges"
1968
Claremont, California
Black Students Say 'Not Involved' in 2 Campus Bombings
Scripps
Pomona
Race
Pictured, from left to right: Danny Wilson, Sen. Mervyn Dymally, Eileen Wilson, and Kevin Wilks. Kevin Wilks is incorrectly identified as John Payton in the article. The press coverage surrounding the February bombings continued to focus on the Black Student Union, the month following the Claremont campus bombings. The BSU members stayed calm in the face of suspicion and continued advocating for Black spaces on campus, although things looked bleak in early March. In a world rocked by the 1968 Paris protests, Black Panther demonstrations, and US anti-war agitation, the bombings engendered paranoia about how student activism might turn to violence.
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February-July 1969 Press Scrapbook
Special Collections Archives of Ella Strong Denison Library
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
1969-03-02
Elizabeth Carleton
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Article: Black Students Say 'Not Involved' in 2 Campus Bombings
1969
Claremont, California
Black-Studies Plan Shaped at Claremont
Race
Pomona
Scripps
Consortium
Africana Studies
Black Studies
Course
Black Student Union
Despite a tense campus atmosphere following demonstrations, the Claremont colleges moved forward with the Black Studies Center in March. The Black Student Union was successful in creating tangible change on the campuses. Specific gains include the admission of more students of color, the hiring of more Black faculty members, and the addition of Black Studies courses to the offerings. The 1969 Black Studies Center continues in 2018 as the Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies and the Office of Black Student Affairs.
Richard A. Nenneman
February-July 1969 Press Scrapbook
Special Collections Archives of Ella Strong Denison Library
The Christian Science Monitor
1969-03-13
Elizabeth Carleton
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Article: Black-studies plan shaped at Claremont
1969
Claremont, California
Blacks Flee Campus After Blasts
Race
Pomona
Scripps
Violence
Police
Black Student Union
Bombing
Racism
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.
Lewis Bell
February-July 1969 Press Scrapbook
Special Collections Archives of Ella Strong Denison Library
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
1969-02-27
Elizabeth Carleton
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Article: Blacks Flee Campus After Blasts
1969
Claremont, California
Bomb Victim May Lose Sight; School Helps Negroes Hide Out
Violence
Bombing
Police
Race
Racism
Scripps
Pomona
Black Student Union
The February bombings at Pomona College and Scripps College shocked the whole community. All Black students and faculty evacuated campus following threats of violence from white students. Members of the Black Student Union performed a campus sweep to make sure the environment was safe before returning to class.
Leonard Greenwood
February-July 1969 Press Scrapbook
Special Collections Archives of Ella Strong Denison Library
Los Angeles Times
1969-02-27
Elizabeth Carleton
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Article: Bomb Victim May Lose Sight; School Helps Negroes Hide Out
1969
Claremont, California
Claremont BSU Class Boycott Apparent Failure
Student
Race
Demonstration
In protest to the lack of response from administration to their ongoing campaign to garner Claremont College support for a Black Studies Center, Black Student Union members called for a rally in front of Pitzer Hall at Claremont Mckenna College on Wednesday March 5, 1969. The following day, this Los Angeles Times article reported that the Black Student Union members rallied at Claremont Men’s College (the modern-day Claremont McKenna College) but failed to gain more than 10% support from the students and faculty.
Ann Frank
February-July 1969 Press Scrapbook
Special Collections Archives of Ella Strong Denison Library
Los Angeles Times
1969-03-06
Alma Aleman
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article about BSU boycott failure
1969
Claremont, California
Claremont Colleges Seeking Minority Group Students
Consortium
Racism
Minority
Affirmative Action
Special Collections Archives of Ella Strong Denison Library
The Diamond Bar Walnut Valley Bulletin
1968-08-14
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Article "Claremont Colleges Seeking Minority Group Students"
1968
Claremont, California
Claremont Colleges Vietnam Moratorium Program Oct 15, 1969
This program was handed out at the Claremont Colleges Vietnam Moratorium on October 15, 1969 for both protesters and bystanders to get a deeper understanding of the meaning behind the protest as well as the specific actions and terms that protesters were being told to use and perpetuate. Additionally, it was created with the purpose of education people of the intended outcome of the activism.
Eric Sundquist, Jim Kulk, and Doug Mitchell
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1969-10-15
Catherine Glah
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Claremont Colleges
Claremont Paves Way For Black Studies Center
Resolutions
Black Studies
The Daily Report, a local newspaper for Ontario and Upland, reported on the Claremont Colleges’ and the Black Student Union joint announcement of the formation of an intercollegiate committee that would work to found a Black Studies Center. The committee was expected to submit a detailed plan for the center by March 31, 1969, so that it could be implemented by fall semester of the same year.
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The Daily Report
1969-03-13
Yunjin Lin
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1969
Claremont, California
Claremont to Attract Minorities
Consortium
Race
Administration
Newspaper article published in August 1968. It discusses the five Claremont Undergraduate Colleges' initiative to attract more students from minority groups, especially Black students. Steps taken included handing out information on the application process, available classes, and any other related material to the students and parents.
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Azusa, California Press
1968-08-14
Angeline Louie
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1969
Claremont, California