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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…
"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…
"Student Church Dedicates Service to Negro Heritage"
This Bucknellian article from October 1951 shares how Bucknell's student church featured a candlelight service based on black spirituals, poems, and prose which "contribute to our religious heritage." The spiritual “Steal Away” was central, and…
Campus Life
This editorial from an October 1950 issue of the Bucknellian stresses the difference between what Bucknell students would like to believe about their views on race and prejudice and the reality of their actions. The author argues that discrimination…
"Susquehanna Valley Group Plans Brotherhood Week"
This Bucknellian article from February 1951 shares information about the upcoming Brotherhood Week at Bucknell. Sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Brotherhood Week seeks to promote understanding and cooperation among those…
"Noted Negro Educator to Address Chapel"
In this Bucknellian article from November 1948, the author announces that highly decorated scholar and the first African-American President of the historically black Storer College (founded in 1865 in Harper’s Ferry), Dr. Richard McKinney…
Students Attend Ecumenical Gathering, Discuss Civil Rights, Church Unity
This article from the Bucknellian in 1963 shares the experiences of thirteen Bucknell students who went to the Ecumenical Student Conference in Athens, Ohio. They attended the conference over winter break to discuss the church’s responsibility in…
Christian Association Newsletter No.4
The Christian Association's newsletter The Challenge published an article in February 1964 about the civil rights movement and how it is finally underway at Bucknell. It discusses several programs the school has in place that further the movement…
Our Concern for Civil Rights: A Time to Act
This is an article from the 1963 YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) newsletter, “Cues,” that was saved by the Christian Association at Bucknell. The article gives a brief summary of the civil rights movement that is currently happening…
Statement on Discrimination
Bucknell's June 1961 statement on discrimination remarks that no discrimination based on religion, sex, gender, race, or national origin at Bucknell will be tolerated. It declares that Bucknell's doors "have been open and shall remain open to…
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…