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In 1958, Bucknell's Christian Association's newsletter The Challenge published an account of the Howard students visit to Bucknell. This was the second annual exchange weekend. 13 Bucknell students had visited Howard University in March, and 14…

This article in the Sunbury Daily Item from May 1960 deals with an instance of segregation in Lewisburg. After Evan's Tavern in East Lewisburg denied entrance to a black student, some Bucknell students held a demonstration in Lewisburg. They marched…

This February 1952 brochure details the Student Exchange Committee's effort to organize exchange programs between Bucknell and historically black universities. The bulletin provides information on Hampton Institute, where the exchange program took…

A Bucknell University program from 1965 tells the schedule for the Virginia Union University students while at Bucknell. In addition, an article from the Sunbury Daily Item in the same year details the intercultural exchange (in the interests of…

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…

Two items are involved in this entry. First is a March 1963 essay written by a Bucknell student from regarding six Bucknell students who spent their spring break at the historically black Howard University that was founded in 1867 in D.C.. The essay…

In this November 1951 issue of the Bucknellian, two Bucknell students report on their experiences at Hampton College, where they are spending a semester as a result of an exchange program. Hampton College is a historically black college that was…