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Jackie Robinson (legendary black second baseman) visits Bucknell
These photographs and Student Church pamphlets from February 1949 advertise the presence of a legend on campus. As the first African American to play…
"Ramsey Tells About Ethics and the Sit-In"
This article in the Bucknellian from October 1960 shares that Princeton religion professor and department chairman Dr. R. Paul Ramsey (1913-1988) will visit Bucknell to discuss his recent book Christian Ethics and the Sit-In. This event is a…
"Bucknell NAACP Chapter to Hold Panel Discussion"
This April 1954 Bucknellian article introduces an upcoming panel in Williamsport. The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), in conjunction with Rabbi Ephraim Einhorn (on pulpit in Williamsport, PA from November 1952…
"Faculty Adopts Modified Ruling on Discrimination"
In this article from the Bucknellian in April 1954, the faculty goes on record endorsing a new proposal declaring that no new social, professional, or academic organization whose constitution or policy permits discrimination because of race, creed,…
"Evolution, Not Revolution"
The author of this April 1954 Bucknellian article describes the ineffectiveness of compelling fraternities to repeal their discriminatory clauses. He maintains that change will have to be gradual rather than "revolutionary" because the ultimate…
One Viewpoint: Fraternities
This column from a March 1954 issue of the Bucknellian discusses the new Interfraternity Council resolution that encourages the end of segregation in fraternities. IFC asserts that such segregation goes against the ideas of brotherhood and the…
"Seven Attend NAACP Conference; Hear Eisenhower and Bunche Speak"
This news clipping from the Bucknellian in April of 1954 discusses the NAACP’s (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) spring conference of that year. Seven Bucknellians attended the Freedom Fulfillment Conference in Washington…
One Viewpoint: NAACP Subversive?
This Bucknellian article from April 1952 claims that Bucknell's NAACP's membership drive nearly failed because of rumors that the NAACP is a subversive organization with undertones of communism. The author of the column argues that this is not the…
"Eliminate this Discrimination"
This Bucknellian article from March 1961 explains the steps the world (and campus) should take to overcome discrimination. Mainly, the author urges readers to understand that change must be gradual or the motivations for change won’t be genuine.…
"Faculty Takes Stand Against Discrimination"
A March 1961 letter to the editor of the Bucknellian from Dr. C. Willard Smith (1899-1979) (Professor of English at Bucknell from 1925-1969), secretary of the faculty, details a resolution adopted by Bucknell faculty regarding discrimination. Their…
"A Clarification"
In this March 1961 edition, the Bucknellian clarifies its stance on discrimination in this article, and the author highlights the problem of discrimination at the university, claiming that “the question is not one of clauses, but one of…