Newspaper, Frederick Douglass Voice, vol. 35, no. 6

March 20, 1969 March 27, 1969
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This issue of The Voice features news about a weeklong sit-in organized by members of the University of Rochester’s Black Students Union, who occupied two floors of a campus building until university administration addressed their demands. The issue discusses the history of the university’s efforts to expand the Black student population and number of Black faculty members. It includes a statement from the provost of the university, a statement from the Black Students Union listing the reasons for their protest, and a statement regarding the negotiations between the BSU and the university administration.

Newspaper, Frederick Douglass Voice, vol. 35, no. 6

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