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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…
Increasing Enrollment of Black Students
This February 1964 letter from the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students informs Reid Reynolds that they have not referred many black students to Bucknell because black students claim Bucknell's social climate creates an unhappy…
Plight of Black Students at White Universities
This essay from the late 60s or early 70s is a discussion of the problems black students face at white universities that recruit black students. Mainly, many black students feel they are there for show and not for their own educational benefit.…
Civil Rights Roundtable
This flyer from the early ‘60s advertises for a roundtable discussion on the appropriate role for Bucknell in the Civil Rights movement. The discussion will be led by a professor from Howard University, a historically black college founded in 1867…
Dr. Geo. W. Carver speaks on ‘The Inside of a Peanut’
This flyer advertises for the upcoming inspirational lecture by George Washington Carver (~1860s-1943), who will bring his peanut exhibit to Bucknell. It gives a brief overview of the life and accomplishments of this brilliant historical figure and…
Richard McKinney at Bucknell
This item is an advertisement from 1948 for Richard McKinney's Bucknell visit. As the first black President of Storer College, a historically black college founded in 1865 in West Virginia, McKinney (who served as president of the college from…
Fund to Pave Way to College for more Eligible Negroes
This press release from June 1964 states that a grant given to the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students by the Old Dominion Foundation will be used to recruit young black students in underprivileged communities, to motivate them…
"Discrimination Bugaboo at BU"
This article published by the Union County Journal in March of 1961 provides a timeline of events at Bucknell following the original Bucknellian editorial that criticized the university for discrimination. After the original editorial was published…
Questionnaire to Bucknell Students Concerning the Recent Southern Sit-in Strikes
This item contains the physical survey itself, while Item #50 reveals the responses. This survey was released to Bucknell students in 1960 to get an idea about their feelings and opinions on the Civil Rights movement, African American people, and…
Summary of Intersocial Questionnaire
This document from May 1960 shares the results of the survey released to Bucknell students. The goal of the survey was to get an idea about students’ feelings and opinions on the Civil Rights movement, African American people, and integration in…
"Bucknell and Susquehanna Erect No Racial Barriers to Negroes"
This local news article from the 1960s applauds local schools, Bucknell and Susquehanna Universities, for making their campuses open to black applicants. The author makes it clear that Bucknell’s tactic is to offer funding for such prospective…