“The Black Demands; as of Thursday Morning, 9am, from Allen Building.”
- Title:
- “The Black Demands; as of Thursday Morning, 9am, from Allen Building.”
- Description:
- Written by the students inside the Allen Building, the Black Demands address the numerous issues Black students had been “negotiating with Duke administration and faculty … for 2-2 ½ years” with no meaningful results, having “exhausted the so-called ‘proper’ channels.” Notable demands that have since been met include the establishment of an African American Studies department and admissions based on high school merit. An example of a demand not yet met is increasing the percentage of Black students at Duke to match the percentage of Black citizens in Durham.
- Date:
- 1969, February 13
- Rights:
Some Rights Reserved- Citation:
- “The Black Demands; as of Thursday Morning, 9am, from Allen Building.” Allen Building Takeover Collection, Box 1, Folder 3 (Documents, Feb. 13. 1969), Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
