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Photograph of protestors in KU's Strong Hall as part of the strike week organized by the Black Student Union in part to advocate for justice for Rick “Tiger” Dowdell.

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Brochure produced by KU's Black Student Union that contains helpful information about the University for Black students.

BSU Afro House Budget Request_1970.09_0001.pdf
The Black Student Union's budget request for the Afro House submitted to KU's Student Senate.

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Page from reporter Tom Johnson's notebook with a statement regarding the reason why the Presidential Commission on Campus Unrest visited Lawrence.

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Pages from reporter Tom Johnson's notebook documenting the Coroner's Inquest into the death of Rick "Tiger" Dowdell.

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Pages from reporter Tom Johnson's notebook documenting the funeral of Rick "Tiger" Dowdell

Johnson_InvestigativeReport.pdf
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.

HellerResponseToDemands.pdf
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.
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