LEARN MOREResponses to Protests & Proposals
July 24, 1969
Exchange between Professor Mandell and President Atwood on legitimacy of BSA requests, existence of racism at Emory.
August 13, 1969
Statement adopted by the Alumni Council of Emory University concerning Four Days in May.
August 13, 1969
Letter to President Atwood from Chemistry Professor J. H. Goldstein about his personal views on Black student activism.
August 15, 1969
Letter from Chaplain Devor to President Atwood expressing concern over classification of Four Days in May as “unlawful and violent.”
1969
Letter drafted by Professor R. A. Day, Jr. intended for freshmen outlining his personal views on racism at Emory.
September 25, 1969
Letter to President Atwood from faculty member C. S. Trowbridge about admissions standards.
October 3, 1969
Emory Wheel article on the official statement made by Emory’s Alumni Council regarding protests against institutional racism.
October 3, 1969
Emory Wheel article on progress reports from committees created to address Black student demands.
February 6, 1970
Letter from W.B. Baker to Henry Bowden in support of Bowden’s opposition to “Funds for Black Scholarships.”
February 17, 1970
Exchange between Professor Leon Mandell and President Atwood in which Mandell expresses disagreement over giving “special treatment” to Black students.
