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The Black Student Union at UW

Newspaper Coverage

1967-97

BSU activists made news as well as history. Here is a day-by-day digital archive of more than 200 articles published in the UW Daily,Seattle Times,Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Afro-American Journal, and Seattle Medium between 1967 and 1973, with some additional articles from the 1980s and 1990s. Click the titles to read the articles. Marc Robinson, Tikia Gilbert, and Edgar Flores digitized most of these articles. Others are from the Larry Gossett collection.


1967
20-Apr-67 Seattle PI Carmichael Rips Whites
8-Dec-67 Seattle Times Students plan name change for society
1968
7-Feb-68 UW Daily Minority Students Feel Alienated from Campus
14-Feb-68 UW Daily Soul Search Explores Campus Racial Feelings
15-Feb-68 UW Daily New Black Image Emerging
15-Feb-68 UW Daily Soul Search Dialogue Begins; 'We Must Apply Pressure,' Says Black Student Leader
15-Feb-68 UW Daily Black Power Promising--Profs
16-Feb-68 UW Daily The voice of the U.W. BSU: the word is now!
22-Feb-68 UW Daily UW student group to begin "recruiting" in Central Area
30-Mar-68 Seattle PI Franklin Sit-in Protests School Suspensions
30-Mar-68 Seattle Times Non-Franklin Students Led Negro Sit-in, says Principal
6-Apr-68 Seattle Times Harassment Fires' But No Riots Occur Here
6-Apr-68 Seattle PI Four Men in Franklin High Case Released Without Bail
16-Apr-68 UW Daily The Black Struggle: A Three Day Symposium of Black Perspectives
17-Apr-68 UW Daily Black Athletes Accept Report
18-Apr-68 UW Daily The Black Struggle: A Symposium of Black Perspectives
Apr-68 UW Daily Symposium on Black Perspective
18-Apr-68 UW Daily McKissick Hits Johnson for Increasing Tensions
18-Apr-68 UW Daily McKissick Hits Johnson for Increasing Tensions, cont.
UW Daily Floyd McKissick on Campus: "Non-Violent Until Pushed"
9-May-68 Seattle PI Black Student Union Leaders Presented Five Demands at Rally at UW
10-May-68 UW Daily Odegaard gives answers to BSU demands
11-May-68 UW Will Seek Advice of Black Student Union
14-May-68 UW Daily BSU meeting with Odegaard "encouraging"
17-May-68 Seattle PI UW Negro Fund Demanded
17-May-68 leaflet "This is a CRISIS"
17-May-68 leaflet "Black People Are Threatened"
18-May-68 Seattle PI UW Negroes Air Demand for $50,000
19-May-68 Seattle PI UW Vows to Aid Negro Students
19-May-68 Seattle Times Postions on U.W. Racial Problems Are Laid on Line
21-May-68 Seattle Times Student Climbs In
21-May-68 Seattle Times Odegaard Views Sit-in Aftermath
21-May-68 Seattle Times Agreement Ends Student Sit-in
21-May-68 Seattle Times UW Sit-in 'Just the Beginning' Says Black Student Union President
21-May-68 Seattle PI 4-Hour Negro Sit-in at UW: New Talks Set
21-May-68 Seattle PI Four-Hour Negro Sit-In
22-May-68 UW Daily BSU Working to Carry Out its Obligations
23-May-68 Afro-American Journal Sit-in at UW
23-May-68 UW Daily Black Culture Faculty Study Group Formed / Faculty Senate to Eye BSU Sit-In Resolution / Teach-In on Black Problems
23-May-68 Seattle PI UW 'Credibility Gap' Odegaard Declares
24-May-68 UW Daily BSU statement to Senate
24-May-68 UW Daily Senate Applauds Brisker
24-May-68 UW Daily Senate Okays BSU Requests
7-Jun-68 Seattle PI U.W. Black Students Get Award
7-Jun-68 Seattle Times Black student union receives special award
14-Jun-68 Seattle PI 3 From UW Guilty in Franklin Sit-in
Seattle Militants Victimized
27-Jun-68 UW Trying to Remedy 'Social Tragedy'
2-Jul-68 Seattle PI Three Sentenced in Franklin Sit-in
Jury Convicts Three Black Students
UW Daily Trial 'A Mistake' Says Carl Miller
?-Jul-68 Seattle PI Black Ideas Offered to Revamp White Education
11-Jul-68 UW Daily Brisker tells Panther aims
14-Jul-68 Seattle Times U W recruits more students from disadvantaged groups: Drive pays off
1-Aug-68 UW Daily "Concern" aims at education of Whites
1-Aug-68 UW Daily Faculty, staff askedd to give hour's pay for minorities
8-Aug-68 Seattle PI Carroll office protest "invasion" thwarted
8-Aug-68 UW Daily Several groups assist in education for minorities
8-Aug-68 UW Daily Several groups assist in education for minorities, cont.
8-Aug-68 UW Daily Student unrest exists...but uproar, violence isn't found at UW
11-Aug-68 Seattle PI New Trail Blazed for Non-White Students at UW
10-Sep-68 Seattle PI New Wave of black students hits UW
10-Sep-68 Seattle PI New Wave of black students hits UW, cont.
9-Oct-68 UW Daily Soul search again
17-Oct-68 UW Daily White tutors must bear down--Brisker
5-Nov-68 Seattle Times Black students seek new courses
20-Nov-68 Seattle Times Black Student Union starts own newspaper
1969
29-Jan-69 UW Daily Boycott of Hub food called: grape picket line planned
7-Feb-69 UW Daily BSU gets funds for trip
22-Feb-69 Seattle PI Students stage observances to honor life of Malcolm X
6-Mar-69 UW Daily Brisker resigns BSU post: Gossett is new president
16-Mar-69 Seattle PI Black Organizations Need Unity
1-Apr-69 UW Daily Black Studies Approved
22-Apr-69 UW Daily Black college weekend plans unveiled
22-Apr-69 UW Daily Black women tell ordeals in climbing out of "cruel valley"
22-Apr-69 UW Daily Black Women tell ordeals in climbing out of "cruel valley," cont.
24-Apr-69 UW Daily BSU Pledges its Support for '3 Days'
29-Apr-69 UW Daily BSU Denounces Turner and Smith
30-Apr-69 Seattle PI UW Minority program challenged
30-Apr-69 UW Daily '3 days' to get no BSU endorsement
8-May-69 Seattle Times Black students boycott Seattle Community College classes
9-May-69 UW Daily SCC's Black Students Lead Boycott
13-May-69 Seattle PI Officials to meet with BSU to avert city college closure
13-May-69 UW Daily 'Field Trip' weekend set for blacks
15-May-69 Seattle Times City College: agreement to form Council averts crisis
16-May-69 Seattle Times B.S.U. enlarges demand; Edison closure urged: Seattle Community College OK's south campus tract.
21-May-69 Seattle PI College calls on Gorton
21-May-69 Seattle Times Erickson pledges "to keep school open"
21-May-69 Seattle Times Action Delayed Against BSU Threat
22-May-69 Seattle PI Seattle college officials ask no violence at demonstration
22-May-69 Seattle Times Demonstrators march on 3 buildings at Seattle College
22-May-69 Seattle Times College demonstration subsides
23-May-69 Seattle Times Seattle College demonstrators face suspension or expulsion; Erickson pledges to protect campus... (other articles).
23-May-69 UW Daily Sixty occupy SCC building
24-May-69 Seattle PI SCC outburst continues; protesters defy injunction
26-May-69 Seattle Times Militants spread into Central Area
28-May-69 Seattle PI Evans declines assurance of Negro on SCC board
29-May-69 Seattle PI Hearing on SCC restraining order set for June 16
4-Jun-69 Seattle PI A white university? UW race imbalance changing … slowly
7-Jul-69 Seattle Times U.W. meets some B.S.U. demands
8-Jul-69 Seattle Times Recruitment of blacks stressed
10-Jul-69 UW Daily BSU considers recruitment
14-Aug-69 UW Daily An Opportunity for Minorities
1-Oct-69 UW Daily Hill: 'We have common cause'
25-Nov-69 UW Daily Black students, alums reiterate football demands
1970
6-Feb-70 UW Daily BSU letter to Kearney
4-Mar-70 UW Daily Kearney late; BSU to act
5-Mar-70 Seattle Times Students seize UW hall in BYU sports protest
5-Mar-70 UW Daily BYU-ban supporters rally today
6-Mar-70 Seattle PI U girds for new militant action
6-Mar-70 Seattle Times Protesters invade 4 UW buildings; racism cited as issue in protest over BYU ties
6-Mar-70 UW Daily A step toward victory
6-Mar-70 UW Daily Thomson occupation avoids violence
7-Mar-70 Seattle PI UW protesters close 5 halls; court issues restraining order
7-Mar-70 Seattle Times BYU protest leaders vow to resume UW disruptions
8-Mar-70 Seattle PI More unrest at UW could bring Guard
9-Mar-70 Actions of the University Senate Executive Committee meeting on March 7 and 8, 1970
9-Mar-70 UW Daily No new BYU athletic contracts
9-Mar-70 UW Daily No new BYU athletic contracts, cont.
10-Mar-70 Seattle PI Hogness confronts UW demonstrators
10-Mar-70 Seattle Times Blacks postpone protest at UW; students press for UW policy showdown
10-Mar-70 UW Daily Blacks, Hogness standing firm
11-Mar-70 Seattle PI UW quiet, but BSU will protest
11-Mar-70 Seattle Times 500 protesters roam UW campus; no change on UW's policy toward BYU
12-Mar-70 Seattle PI Combined Police Forces Readied for UW; New Violence Injures 14
12-Mar-70 Seattle PI UW History Dept. asks police protection
12-Mar-70 Seattle Times UW protest cancelled; police guard buildings
13-Mar-70 Seattle PI 200 evacuated in bomb threat of UW building; legislature to probe UW unrest
13-Mar-70 Seattle PI Solons to probe demonstrations at UW: quiet now; police to stay
14-Mar-70 Seattle PI UW-BYU contract legality dubious
14-Mar-70 Seattle PI UW Faculty Senate backs BSU
15-Mar-70 Seattle PI Confrontation
15-Mar-70 Seattle PI UW black turmoil echoes mad dance of SF state
17-Mar-70 Seattle Times BSU asks to see UW-BYU pacts
24-Mar-70 Seattle Times UW to show copies of pacts with BYU
26-Mar-70 Afro-American Journal Editorial: UW and religious freedom
28-Mar-70 Seattle PI Text of Odegaard's statement on campus ferment
28-Mar-70 Seattle PI Text of Odegaard's statement on campus ferment, cont.
28-Mar-70 Seattle PI Text of Odegaard's statement on campus ferment, cont.
28-Mar-70 Seattle PI UW Regents, blacks talk
31-Mar-70 Seattle PI Minorities, civil rights and BYU
31-Mar-70 UW Daily BYU issue moves to Olympia
24-Apr-70 UW Daily U 'freedom riders' heading for Pasco
1-May-70 UW Daily Regents consider rule on BSU-type demonstrations
6-May-70 UW Daily A step toward victory/Inside Thompson Hall
6-May-70 UW Daily From the inside of Thomson Hall
16-May-70 Seattle PI UW will mark Jackson deaths with shutdown
16-May-70 Seattle Times U cancels Monday classes in gesture of mourning; Jackson state killings
21-May-70 Medium UW's BSU wants action on demands
28-May-70 Seattle PI The UW in focus--part 1: the political scene
12-Jun-70 Seattle PI BSU suit accuses UW of subsidizing bias, religion
1971
1-Apr-71 UW Daily Mad Dogs, 42; Englishmen, 0
2-Apr-71 UW Daily BSU publish paper
17-Apr-71 UW Daily BSU to open day care center
6-May-71 Medium BSU to sponsor child care center
14-May-71 UW Daily BSU raps representation as BOC okays orientation
14-May-71 UW Daily BSU raps representation as BOC okays orientation, cont.
2-Jun-71 UW Daily Gilmore is BSU president
24-Jun-71 Seattle PI BSU demands firing of UW professor
25-Jun-71 Seattle PI Professor upheld by UW in bias case
29-Jun-71 Seattle PI UW professor makes public letter quoted by Black Student Union
30-Jun-71 Seattle PI Open letter hits van den Berghe
After 1971
1-Feb-73 UW Daily BSU reorganizing
8-May-73 UW Daily BSU occupies DAILY office; demands editor resign
10-May-73 UW Daily Minorities demand Tagas' dismissal; Pub Board sets hearing for next Monday
10-May-73 UW Daily Minorities demand Tagas' dismissal; Pub Board sets hearing for next Monday, cont.
26-Feb-76 UW Daily Black Students Union supports Lane
2-Dec-77 UW Daily Baker under attack from BSU
5-Apr-78 UW Daily An open letter to the Black Student Union
28-Feb-80 UW Daily Not enough faculty, says BSU president
28-Feb-80 UW Daily Not enough faculty, says BSU president, cont.
28-Feb-80 UW Daily Not enough faculty, says BSU president, cont.
23-Jun-80 UW Daily Black Student Union working to regain leadership position
23-Jun-80 UW Daily Black Student Union working to regain leadership position, cont.
25-May-89 UW Daily Black students blast Egan for 'black face' act
25-Jan-93 UW Daily Davis calls for return to activism
25-Jan-93 UW Daily Davis calls for return to activism, cont.
22-Oct-93 UW Daily 'Racist' image draws vocal crowd to BSU
22-Oct-93 UW Daily Racist' image draws vocal crowd to BSU, cont.
5-Nov-93 UW Daily Students discuss dynamics of black relationships
16-May-94 UW Daily BSU visitation weekend inspires young students
16-May-94 UW Daily BSU visitation weekend inspires young students, cont.
24-Apr-95 UW Daily High-school students get taste of UW life
17-Oct-96 UW Daily Million Man March commemorated
17-Oct-96 UW Daily Million Man March commemorated, cont.
15-Jan-97 UW Daily BSU honors Martin Luther King, Jr. tonight at the Ethnic Cultural Center theater
15-Jan-97 UW Daily BSU honors Martin Luther King, Jr. tonight at the Ethnic Cultural Center theater, cont.
16-Jan-97 UW Daily Students pay tribute to MLK, Jr.
3-Dec-98 UW Daily Community, culture and Kwanzaa: A celebration of family and history: Black Student Union sponsors campus Kwanzaa celebration
UW Daily Central Area - Worlds Away?
UW Daily African American History Course Offered This Quarter
UW Daily Garrett Blames White Education for Alienation
UW Daily Experimental College Offers Black Liberation Course
Seattle PI Odegaard Oks Improved Negro Recruiting at UW
Seattle PI U' Negro Recruiting Plan OKd
UW Daily Three From BSU Join Poor People's March / Blacks Teach History Class