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This letter outlines and describes the reasons for CORE’s picketing of the University in the spring of 1965. The main reason for picketing the University is because it “epitomizes a state system of education which is unequal and discriminatory.”…

In 1968, four students were rejected from a home economics experiment based on their race. The article in the Diamondback and the archival photo showcase demands made and actions taken by the Black Student Union against these discriminatory…

As is evident from the many pictures in this case from the Reveille, the Maryland Agricultural College’s yearbook, and, once the institution became the University of Maryland, the Terrapin Yearbook, White students on campus engaged broadly and…

We have chosen this photo for its representation of racist and white supremacist ideologies that persist among us. While this photo holds the faces of young men in 1969, the year it appeared in the student yearbook. It also highlights the way these…

This flier was created for a rally October 5th hosted by Black students and faculty in 1977 and appeared in Black Explosion on October 3, 1977. They were seeking more support and representation within UMD and also advocating for the Lakeland…

The newspaper above showcases the black community’s effort to bring awareness to the displacement of Lakeland residents caused by UMD. While the UMD community may not have known about it then or now, it caused a huge disruption for black lakelanders.…

May Day festivities were a prominent celebration each year at the Maryland State College and the University of Maryland. University Archives retain photographs of such celebrations including maypole dances, diaphanous costumes reminiscent of Roman…