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Western Kentucky University

WKU History

2007

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The Mammoth Cave Party, Lynn E. Niedermeier Sep 2007

The Mammoth Cave Party, Lynn E. Niedermeier

WKU History

In the early twentieth century, groups of students from the Western Kentucky State Normal School (now Western Kentucky University) observed an annual tradition by embarking on field trips to Mammoth Cave. They fondly remembered their experiences hiking, camping, and touring the great natural wonder.


"We've Just Got To Get Together": African American Students Unite In The 1970s, Lynn E. Niedermeier Jan 2007

"We've Just Got To Get Together": African American Students Unite In The 1970s, Lynn E. Niedermeier

WKU History

In the early 1970s, African American students at Western Kentucky University took the first steps toward organizing themselves into a strong voice on campus, supporting a curriculum of black studies, sponsoring social and cultural events, and protesting discriminatory activity.