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"Hit Them Hard And Low: You May Not Be In This Game Long," Risd Paper Vol.1, No.1, October 13, 1969, John Torres, Risd Archives

RISD Students and Institutional Governance

Article from the RISD Paper, Vol. 1, No.1, October 1969 student newspaper, page 2. John Torres was hired in 1969 as the Director fo the Third World Program, RISD's first administrator in charge of recruiting Black students.

"Count Me Out," Risd Paper, Vol.1, No.3, October, 1969, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

RISD Students and Institutional Governance

Article from the RISD Paper, October 27, 1969 student newspaper.

Spark Magazine Published By Orono Free Press On Bobby Seale, A Black Panther And Other Related Topics, Orono Free Press, Art Adoff

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

This Spark magazine, published by Orono Free Press on September 22, 1969, was created as a 'Maine Movement Publication' and was on the topic of Bobby Seale, Black Panther Chairman, who was arrested and the repression of the Black Panther Party. On page two there is an advertisement for a protest to 'Tell the People the Truth-- Free Bobby' and transportation to Bangor for the protest. Art Adoff wrote a background piece on the 'Black Panther Party' and on pages four-six there is a piece on the repression of the Black Panther Party.

"Senior In Photography Teaches For Her Thesis," Designer's News, May 19, 1969, Rosalyn Gerstein, Risd Archives

RISD Students and Institutional Governance

Article featuring Rosalyn Gerstein, BFA Photography from the Designer's News, May 19, 1969 student newspaper.

Designer's News May 19, 1969, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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The Designer's News was a student-run weekly newspaper published in the late 1960s. The issue of May 19-25, 1969 featured an article about the RISD Landscape Architecture department's study to save Block Island, RI. There also was an interview with John Torres about summer programs at RISD and at a school in Vermont, and an article about a RISD photo student who taught local pre-teens about photography. Also included was an article about the Rhode Island Art Festival and some RISD students who were volunteering their time to help.

Black History Class "Student Group Turns Activist," Designer's News May 12-18, 1969, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

RISD Students and Institutional Governance

Article from the Designer's News, May 12-18, 1969 student newspaper, page 4.

Black Symposium_Letter From Maine Governor Kenneth M. Curtis, Kenneth M. Curtis

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter response from Maine Governor Kenneth M. Curtis on February 12, 1969, to a Ruth E. Willey in regards to the Black Symposium to be held at the University of Maine in 1969.

Black Symposium_Poster Created For Beulah Sanders Guest Speech For The Symposium On Black America, University Of Maine

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Poster created for Beulah Sanders, New York City welfare rights activists, guest speech at the University of Maine's Symposium on Black America held on February 16-19, 1969.

Black Student Community Of Risd Statement Of Belief January 15, 1969, Black Student Community Of Risd, Risd Archives

RISD Students and Institutional Governance

Black Student Community of RISD Statement of Belief.

Black Symposium_Correspondence Between W. Linwood Chase And Stephen Hughes On Appreciating The Symposium On Black America, W Linwood Chase, Stephen T. Hughes

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from University of Maine alumnus W. Linwood Chase, Class of 1920, to Stephen T. Hughes, Student Senate President at the University of Maine, sent on January 14, 1969 in regards to an interview Stephen Hughes gave on "The Distinguished Lecture Series" featuring the Symposium on Black America. W. Linwood Chase hoped that the symposium would bring attention to the problems of Black America.

Stephen Hughes letter in response to W. Linwood Chase on January 17, 1969 sends thanks and best wishes and appreciated the encouraging remarks on the Symposium of Black America.

Black Symposium_Correspondence Between Stephen Hughes And Rhody Mccoy On Participating In Symposium On Black America, Stephen T. Hughes, Rhody A. Mccoy

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from University faculty member Stephen Hughes, written on January 8, 1969 to Rhody McCoy, Unit Administrator of Ocean Hill-Brownsville Demonstration School District in Brooklyn New York, to participate in the Symposium on Black America. Rhody McCoy responded on January 15, 1969 accepting the invitation to speak at the Symposium. After the Symposium Stephen Hughes wrote to Rhody McCoy on February 24, 1969 to give thanks for participating in the Symposium and included a check of payment. The last page is a poster created to showcase Rhody McCoy's talk at the University on Monday February 17 at Eight PM …

Black Symposium_ Invitation Letter From Stephen Hughes To James Forman To The Symposium On Black America, Stephen T. Hughes

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from Stephen Hughes, University of Maine, on January 6, 1969 inviting James Forman, member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), to participate in the Symposium on Black America hosted by the University. The letter gives details of a tentative date and plans for the Symposium and what the University intends to pay for Forman's participation in the event.

Black Symposium_ Letter From Winthrop C. Libby In Response To A Complaint On Symposium On Black America, Winthrop C. Libby

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter written by Winthrop C. Libby, acting President of University of Maine at the time, in response to a complaint from a "person in Ellsworth", Maine from February 20, 1969 in regards to the S.D.S (Students for a Democratic Society) on campus and certain programs being held at the University of Maine. President Libby states that S.D.S exists legally on campus and have the right to exist regardless of his opinions. He also states that the Symposium on Black America was sponsored by the General Student Government and was well attended and went well. President Libby expresses his opinion …

Student Administration Communication Proposal, 1969, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

RISD Students and Institutional Governance

Student Administration Communication Proposal.