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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…
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…
Founder of Phillis Wheatley Association at Bucknell
This flyer from March 1948 advertises the upcoming lecture by Jane E. Hunter (1882-1971), founder and director of the Phillis Wheatley Association (for black girls) in Cleveland. Ms. Hunter will come to Bucknell to lecture a class and to lead the…
James Farmer photograph
In this photo from a November 1965 Bucknell publication, James Farmer (1920-1999), the national director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and original Freedom Rider, is surrounded by Bucknell students in Hunt Hall after an event earlier that…
Howard Professor to Give Lectures at Bucknell
According to this pamphlet from February 1964, the Committee on Educational Opportunity is sponsoring a series of lectures on the experience of blacks in America, led by Dr. Robert E. Martin from the historically black university founded in 1867 in…
Conference on Racial Affairs
This item provides a schedule for the 1947 Princeton conference on racial affairs and a summary of the panel discussions attended by Bucknell student Norman Franks. The final article appeared in The Challenge summarizing the conference.
James Farmer
Several articles from the Bucknellian in 1965 both announce and recount civil rights leader James Farmer's speech at Bucknell. A picture of him is also included. Farmer (1920-1999) was the National Director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)…
Bucknell Professor speaks out against segregation at the University
These three files from a 1964 Bucknellian demonstrate different aspects of the social justice advice provided by Bucknell Philosophy professor F. David Martin (1920-2014). Mainly, he reflects on the fact that fraternities and sororities drive the…
Friends Society Sponsors Freedom Riders Lecture
This Bucknellian article from October 1961 announces the visit of two Freedom Riders (who spent 40 days in jail for challenging segregation norms in the south) and the Washington president of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). These three…
Phillis Wheatley Association Founder to Speak on Race Relations
This 1947 article in the Bucknellian declares that Jane Edna Hunter (1882-1971), founder of the Phillis Wheatley Association for Black Girls in Cleveland, will be speaking on "Strengthening Democracy" and building better race relations.