Cornell '69, 50 Years Later

I was a senior government major at Cornell University in the spring of 1969, when the campus was in turmoil after an armed takeover of the student union building by eighty members of the campus's Afro-American society.

This site is a discussion forum for participants and observers of those events. It was launched at the 40th anniversary of those events, and continues now with the 50th.

To contribute your thoughts and reflections, click on the "Comment" tab at the end of the "Remembering 1969" post or any of the other posts.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Images From the Straight Takeover


The Cornell library has put together a fascinating slideshow of images from the Straight takeover, including photographs and scans of letters, memos, leaflets, booklets, newspaper headlines, etc. It is available at this link.
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  1. Dave in NorthridgeMarch 13, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    Great stuff, David. I was a sophomore majoring in history (and just getting over mono) when all this happened so I didn't actually spend the night in Barton Hall, and I'm amazed at how this has been misrepresented by other people.

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