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This image of
students marching
after Martin Luther
King Jr.’s
assassination ran
on the front page
of the Emerald
on April 8,1968.
Danielle Hickey
Photo Editor
BSU
continued from page 1
the importance of a unified black
student movement to achieve educa
tional, economic and political
progress for the Afro-American in
the local, national and world com
munity. "
Today, former BSU Director and
University graduate Dominique Beau
monte said BSU still serves to unite
black students, but it also takes on
many more endeavors.
"Initially I'm sure that the intent of
the organization was to bring black
students together, but now its intent is
to educate all students on campus
about black culture," he said, adding
that BSU also focuses on the retention
of students of color.
"I think our focus now is more
about cultural development," he said.
Beaumonte said he thinks BSU has
come a long way in terms of obtain
ing funding for programs, such as its
fall reception for new students and its
Black History Month events.
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But he added that as far as developing
cultural awareness and aiding with re
tention, the burden can be tough on
members of the group.
"I think it's really difficult for
groups of students who work here to
really cany on that tradition," he said.
During the years of the civil rights
movement, students at the University
also felt the impact and were part of
nationwide events.
Shortly after Martin Luther King Jr.
was assassinated, University students
held a march on campus in honor of
his legacy. The march was followed
by a memorial reception in
McArthur Court, where 5,000 stu
dents gathered in mourning. The
events were sponsored by the Uni
versity and BSU, according to an
Emerald article.
In an article published April 8,
1968, former University President
Arthur S. Flemming urged Americans
to search their souls and question
why King was assassinated.
"America is reaping the harvest of
hate," Flemming said in the article.
Some students became personally
involved in the movement.
In 1965, a University graduate was
arrested in Magnolia, Miss., along
with about 50 other civil rights
demonstrators for protesting against
voter registration discrimination, ac
cording to an Emerald article.
That same year, a University educa
tion professor gave a speech on the
1965 Watts Riots, saying that such
things happen when populations are
not given equal opportunities.
"Our society denies the disadvan
taged person an education and then
insists that only with an education
can he get through the front door," he
said in an Emerald article published
August 19, 1965.
Briston said that it is always im
portant to document historical
events so that people can know facts
in the future.
"That's why we owe such a debt to
the people who decided to write it
down," she said.
Contact the higher education/
student life/student affairs reporter
at chelseaduncan@dailyemerald.com.
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