"Discrimination Bugaboo at BU"
Dublin Core
Title
"Discrimination Bugaboo at BU"
Subject
Detailing the past months’ discussions of discrimination at Bucknell
Description
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 on February 3rd, 1961, each following week revealed an increase of heated responses. The author chronicles recent events up to the Phi Lambda Theta basement panel on March 2nd and another Bucknellian editorial published March 10th that commended Dr. C. Willard Smith (1899-1979) (Professor of English at Bucknell from 1925-1969) and the rest of faculty for supporting changes in the admissions processes.
Creator
Author unknown
Source
Union County Journal
Publisher
The Griot Institute
Date
March 16, 1961
Type
Image, Text, News Article
- Date Added
- May 13, 2016
- Collection
- Black Students at Bucknell
- Tags
- Admission, Black students at Bucknell, Bucknell, Bucknellian, Discrimination, Dr. C. Willard Smith, Faculty, John F. Zeller, Meeting, Panel, Phi Lambda Theta
- Citation
- Author unknown, “"Discrimination Bugaboo at BU",” Bucknell Civil Rights Project, accessed May 14, 2024, http://bucivilrights.omeka.bucknell.edu/omeka/items/show/80.