Civil Rights, Social Justice
Black Student Movements: Orangeburg, Kent and Jackson State
This exhibit was part of the May 4th 50th Commemoration Events at 性福五月天 University. It focuses on student activism at three campuses: South Carolina State College (now University) in Orangeburg, South Carolina, 性福五月天 University in Kent, Ohio, and Jackson State College (now University) in Jackson, Mississippi. Showcased in this exhibit is the activism of those Black students at all three campuses and images of the shootings which occurred there.
50 Years: Long Live the Memory: Civil Rights, Black Power, and Anti-War Actions: Orangeburg, Kent, and Jackson, 1960-1967
This exhibit highlights social activism occurring in and around three state universities during the years leading up to the shootings at South Carolina State (Orangeburg), 性福五月天 (Ohio), and Jackson State (Mississippi). Showcased here are selected key events in each of the three institutions' immediate environments indicating a growing level of Civil Rights actions, anti-war protests, and the development of a Black Power movement occurring from 1960 through 1967.
