- unitid
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{"value"=>"909621", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1963-1987", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1963/1987"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Black Students"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Beginning in 1968, SAS (Student Afro-American Society) began to move away from supporting radical causes and began working toward seeking university support for a Black studies program. By 1969, they demanded a separate admissions board, nominated by Black students, to evaluate all Black applicants. Furthermore, SAS proposed the creation of what was known as an Interim Board to establish a Black studies program. This board's responsibilities would be to elect Black students and faculty members of the University to design the program which would hire faculty and staff, grant credit for courses, and establish degree programs, as well as establish autonomy in budgetary matters. Columbia's administration supported establishing the Interim Board, but archival records are unclear whether it was actually formed.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>This subseries documents, through printed material, the demands of the black students, particularly those of the Students' Afro-American Society (SAS). The demands include appointment of Black professors, greater student control over Black admissions, creation of an Interim Board to establish a Black studies program, and a separate Black students' lounge. Other material deals with the Urban Center, the December 4 Movement's demand that Columbia provide bail and defense funds for the Panther 21 (which was supported by both SAS and white radical groups), institutional racism on campus, and Columbia's investment in South African stocks.</p>"}
- date_start
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1963
- keydate
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1963
- date_end
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1987
- date_inclusive_start
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1963
- date_inclusive_end
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1987