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- Collection: 1970: The Year that Rocked KU
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Afro House Budget Request
The Black Student Union's budget request for the Afro House submitted to KU's Student Senate.
Kansas University Black Prospective
Brochure produced by KU's Black Student Union that contains helpful information about the University for Black students.
BSU Statement on the Killing of Rick "Tiger" Dowdell
Black Student Union
Chancellor Chalmers response to Black faculty and administrators
Chancellor Chalmers' letter in response to the letter he received from members of KU's Black faculty and administrators in support of the Black Student Union demands.
Department of African Studies Information
Information regarding the newly created Department of African Studies and the classes offered.
Black Student Union Role in KU Black Studies Program
Statement on what the role of the Black Student Union would be in the new Black Studies Program.
Francis Heller's Response to the Black Student Union Demands
Francis Heller's response to the Black Student Union demands as requested by Chancellor Chalmers. Chalmers used this as the basis for the official University response to the demands.
John Thomas Johnson Investigative Report on the incidents of violence in Lawrence, July 16-20.
Investigative report by Thomas Johnson, a reporter covering the happenings in Lawrence during 1970. The report focuses on the days surrounding the killings of Nick Rice and Rick Dowdell.
Thomas Johnson's notes on Rick "Tiger" Dowdell's funeral.
Pages from reporter Tom Johnson's notebook documenting the funeral of Rick "Tiger" Dowdell