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"FSU Blacks Stage Protest" (Flambeau)

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Photograph of a black student holding a protest sign, "Stop Now!! Discriminatory Actions on FSU's Campus Or ELSE!!!!??" Item includes caption.

"Black Joins Squad" (Flambeau)

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Announces an opportunity for black women to join the FSU cheerleading squad, an attempt by the cheerleaders to have their squad better represent the student body.

A Tribute to Dr. Bobby E. Leach

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A tribute written for the dedication of the Dr. Bobby E. Leach Center. The tribute highlights Dr. Leach's career as the highest-ranking African American in the FSU administration.

"Doby FSU's Queen" (Flambeau)

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Covers the historic win of FSU's first black Homecoming Queen, Doby Flowers.

Bobby E. Leach

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A photograph of Dr. Bobby E. Leach.

"Black Studies Courses" (Flambeau), March 7, 1969

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Announcement for the new Black Studies curriculum and a list of the courses to be offered.

"Black Studies" (Flambeau Editorial)

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This editorial highlights the hard work of the Afro-American Student Union to start the Black Studies program at FSU, as well as the expected outcomes of the new program.

Florida Flambeau editorials, Oct. 2, 1963

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A series of editorial articles about the injustices and discrimination that black students in Tallahassee faced in the 1960s, including discrimination in the restaurants surrounding the FSU campus.

Calvin Patterson

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Photograph of the first African American man to accept a football scholarship to attend FSU.

Front Page of Florida Flambeau, Feb. 12, 1970

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This page includes the article "Black Affairs Commission Named," which covers the formation of a Faculty Senate committee to identify minority student problems and recommend the appropriate actions.