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Turner at Little 500 Sit-in
Photograph depicting Clarence "Rollo" Turner and other black students speaking to press during the 1968 Little 500 Sit-in. Few photographs of the event have...
"Why the Black Students are Sitting-In"
Flyer listing reasons for the Black students' sit-in at site of the Little 500. The students were protesting discriminatory clauses found in the national...
Black Market Burns
Newspaper article describing the fire that destroyed The Black Market on December 26, 1968.
Taken from IU Archives' reference file "Black Market Fire - Dec....
"Confirm Arson in Bloomington Business Fire"
Newspaper article describing the police investigation into the fire that destroyed The Black Market. Arson was quickly determined as the cause of the...
"Black Market Needs Financial Help"
Newspaper editorial appealing for financial assistance for the owners of The Black Market in the wake of its firebombing.
Taken from IU Archives' reference file...
Black Student Demands
Flyer listing the demands made by black students demonstrating at the stadium where the Little 500 was to take place. The students were protesting...
Inside Agitator No. 15
Newsletter describing the Little 500 sit-in and applauding the efforts of the black students involved.
Taken from Eggshell Press records, 1966-1968, collection number C292.
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Student Senate Bill B-36
Student Senate bill proposing the creation of a committee to investigate the policies of the campus and and the training of IU police, in...
Student Senate Bill B-2
Student Senate bill adding a member of the Afro-American Student Association to the IU Student Senate. Several notes have been written on the document,...
Student Senate Resolution R-2
Student Senate resolution encouraging a change in how scholarships created out of Little 500 revenue are distributed. The resolution suggests that at least half...