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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…
Correspondence regarding new civil rights program
In this official correspondence from May of 1968, John F. Zeller (1919-2010) (‘41; Vice President of Bucknell from 1955-1984; Interim President of Bucknell in 1984) suggests to Charles Watts (1926-2001) (University President from 1964-1976) that…
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.…
"Discrimination?"
“Why the lack of black students at Bucknell?” asks a current student in this February 1961 issue of the Bucknellian. The student speaks for others on campus concerned that admissions has actually regressed in its acceptance of black applicants.…
Scholarship Fund Committee Formed
This official university correspondence from May 1964 describes the Betty Ann Quinn Fund Committee. This committee was created to reinvigorate the Betty Ann Quinn Scholarship, which was established to raise funds for scholarships for black students.…
"Panel Discussion Reveals Ideas on Discrimination"
This March 1961 Bucknellian article reports on the panel on discrimination (made up of administrators and faculty) that took place in the basement of the Phi Lambda Theta house. The event was a huge success as more students and faculty members…
"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…
"Discrimination?"
This Bucknellian article from February 3, 1961 is the first of many such quandaries about discrimination as are listed in Item #80. In particular, the author questions why Bucknell does not have any black student athletes on campus, and they query…
Letter to Alumnus re: Interracial Contributions
This official university correspondence from April 1960 documents the response from Dean John C. Hayward () to an alumnus who had expressed concern at a cross-burning incident that took place at outside a Bucknell fraternity. He condemns the incident…
"Clean Bill Given To Bucknell On Racial Question"
These two articles from the Sunbury Daily Item in March 1961 follow the Bucknellian’s editorials and the action Bucknell has taken to eliminate discrimination while validating the recent campus claim that there are no discriminatory practices to…
"Three Negro Students to Graduate In June; All Active On Campus"
This Bucknellian article from May 1949 announces the upcoming graduation of three black students, all of whom left positive marks on campus. The author lauds Jeanette Bowling (1927-2014) in particular as a legacy whose father, ‘29, and uncle,…