Writing Our Story

Welcome to Writing Our Story, a digital collection of materials documenting Black student protests at Denison University. This project contains digitized special collection and archival materials to highlight the development of the Black Student Union and Black Studies Center. Writing Our Story also complements the existing special collection and archive materials by providing oral narratives from students, faculty, and staff that participated in periods of Black student empowerment protests, the Black Student Union, and the Black Studies Center at Denison University. We hope that this project will enable people to understand the historical nature of Black student protests and the variability of racial dynamics at Denison University.

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Submissions from 1970

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Louis Brakeman addresses basic problems for Task Force, Louis Brakeman

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Supplementary statement on philosophy, Louis Brakeman

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Task Force progress report, Louis Brakeman

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Explanation of demands presented to faculty, Shirley Dekker

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Faculty News Notes, Shirley Dekker

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Senate proposal on black student demands, Denison Campus Governance Association

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DCA Cabinet support black demands, solidarity for change, Denison Community Association

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Alternate College meetings, Denison University

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Criticisms of President Joel Smith's statements, Denison University

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Denison Board of Trustees Makes Statement on Black Demands, Denison University

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Direct expenditures on behalf of black students, Denison University

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Executive Committee recommends the adoption of resolution, Denison University

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Experimental chapel service announcement, Denison University

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Faculty challenge vote for Preston resolution, Denison University

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List of faculty teaching at Alternate College, Denison University

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Policies for hiring black faculty, Denison University

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Principles and perspectives on increasing the number of black faculty, Denison University

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Purpose of the Black Demands Movement, Denison University

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Recommendations of the task force on the subject of recruitment, admissions and financial aid, Denison University

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Summary of events, Denison University

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Teaching at the discretion of the individual faculty member, Denison University

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The Alternate College, Denison University

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Transcripts of interview with Chuck Henderson conducted by Tom Fennessy of the Columbus Dispatch, Tom Fennessy

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Memo concerning small group meetings with faculty, Charles K. Henderson

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Black Demands at Denison: an Alumni View, by Rick Kean '66, Rick Kean