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Full-Text Articles in African American Studies
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2016, Musselman Library
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2016, Musselman Library
Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter
From the Dean (Robin Wagner)
Library Exhibits
GettDigital: Sports Reels
Research Reflections: The Gettysburg Superstar (Devin McKinney)
Remembering 9/12
Will Power: 400 Years After the Bard
Treasure Island (Robin Wagner)
Margin of Error
A Call to Activism in the Summer of '65 (Richard Hutch '67)
Digital Scholarship: The New Frontier (Julia Wall '19, Lauren White '18, Keira Koch '19)
Scrapbooks and Photo Albums: Snapshots of History (Clara A. Baker '30)
Soldiers' Scrapbooks (Laura Bergin '17)
A Book of Dreams (Alexa Schreier)
Who Do You Think You Are? (Timothy Shannon)
From Professor-Student to Collaborators (Jesse Siegel '16)
The Mysterious Easel Monument …
The Role, Accomplishments, And Challenges Of The Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust, Ron E. Armstead
The Role, Accomplishments, And Challenges Of The Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust, Ron E. Armstead
William Monroe Trotter Institute Publications
In 1971, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) began its seminal investigation of racism in the military. A year into the investigation, the caucus reported the military had done little, if anything, to address racism in the ranks (188 Cong. Rec., 6739-6744, 1972). The problem continued as one of the most critical issues for the CBC during the latter years of the Vietnam War (188 Cong. Rec. pp. E8674-8688).
Concurrently, in 1971, the CBC held its first annual dinner, which some 500 people attended, including the late actor Ozzie Davis. Over the years, this dinner has grown into a five-day legislative …
Ua1c11/84 David Livingston Photograph Collection, Wku Archives
Ua1c11/84 David Livingston Photograph Collection, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Photographs created by and about David Livingston during his time as leader of the Gemini jazz bands.
Ua12/2/2 2016 Talisman - Life More Life, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 2016 Talisman - Life More Life, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
2016 Talisman yearbook.
- Paris, Rachel. Dawn of Delta Zeta
- Ziege, Nicole. Kick It to the Limit – Soccer
- Paris, Rachel. Immersion: Band
- Houston, Emily. Immersion: Dance
- Paris, Rahcel. Immersion: ROTC
- Ziege, Nicole. Immersion: Theatre
- Holt, Delaney. Major Pride – WKU Majorette Style Dance Team
- Houston, Emily. Hollow Spike – Volleyball
- Moscoe, Carrie. The Intergallactic Tightrope – Elliott Talkington, Theatre & Dance
- Gilliam, Ashely. Tops on Top – Cheerleaders
- Young, Kreable. A Grand Adventure – Grand Canyon, Outdoor Recreation Activity Center
- Voorhees, Jessica. Home Team Advantage – Track & Field
- Homecoming
- Sproles, Katherine. Saddle School – Dylan Davis, Rodeo
- Sims, Bryna. …
Burnt Offerings: How The City Of Angels Engulfed Any And All Involved In The Rodney King Affair And Los Angeles Riots, Michael P. Mcnamara
Burnt Offerings: How The City Of Angels Engulfed Any And All Involved In The Rodney King Affair And Los Angeles Riots, Michael P. Mcnamara
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
This thesis analyses the first modern case of police brutality and race relations - the beating of Rodney King and the 1992 Riots that followed. The roots of the gravity of this situation can be found in the the leadership of the city during that time. The thesis tells the story of the juxtaposition of the black, Democratic Mayor of Los Angeles (Tom Bradley) and the white, Republican Los Angeles Police Chief (Daryl Gates). Though both have a very mixed legacy, both men were highly effective in their respective fields and goals. It is their inability to work together and …