Black Students Say 'Not Involved' in 2 Campus Bombings

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

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.

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Article: Black Students Say 'Not Involved' in 2 Campus Bombings

1969

Claremont, California