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"Lock-in Response Varied"
Newspaper article discussing the various reactions to and opinions about the Ballantine lock-in. While some students were supportive of the action, others felt...
"Lock-in Trial Involves Seven Once at IU"
Newspaper brief documenting the start of the trial for one professor and six former IU students on misdemeanor charges related to their participation in...
"Peace Between Races Dead"
Newspaper article describing a January 10, 1969 rally outside of the bombed-out remains of The Black Market. The arson exacerbated racial tensions on...
"State Joins Probe in 'Market' Blaze"
Newspaper article discussing both the faculty plea for funds to rebuild The Black Market, and the ongoing police investigation into the firebombing of The...
"The Midnight Watch"
Flyer calling for students to gather to help plan for the defense of those being indicted by the Grand Jury for involvement in...
"The New Repression"
Article from the underground newspaper The Spectator describing the Grand Jury indictments of 9 persons from IU involved in the Ballantine lock-in. The article...
"Who Blames Blacks?"
Newspaper editorial discussing the current state of race relations in Indiana, sparked by the recent arson of The Black Market and subsequent rally.
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"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...
120 Lawmen Were Ready for Protesters
Newspaper article describing the number of police prepared to move against the students who had locked administrators inside Ballantine Hall. No police entered the...
A Sleepless Night
Newspaper photograph depicting Indiana University Acting Chancellor John Snyder emerging from Ballantine hall after African-American students had "locked in" negotiators for a number of...