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UW BSU president E.J. Brisker signing University agreement after protest, May 23, 1968
Order an ImageOn May 20, 1968, University of Washington's Black Student Union (BSU) occupied the office of UW President Charles Odegaard for nearly 4 hours. The BSU's immediate goals were expanded Black recruitment, counseling and tutoring, and funding to expand the black studies program. BSU President E.J. Brisker emphasized that the organization wished to be taken seriously, and to meet with, and keep pressure on, university officials. This photo shows UW BSU President E.J. Brisker a few days after the sit-in, signing an agreement in which the University pledged to expand its black studies program and increase recruitment of nonwhite students.
UW's Black Student Union was founded in early 1968 at a time when very few black students attended the University of Washington. Over the next several years the BSU led campaigns that transformed the University and helped reshape educational opportunities for young people of color in Seattle and throughout Washington state.
Caption information source: "U. of W., Black Students Reach Accord" by Julie Emery, Seattle Times, May 24, 1968, p. 31.
UW's Black Student Union was founded in early 1968 at a time when very few black students attended the University of Washington. Over the next several years the BSU led campaigns that transformed the University and helped reshape educational opportunities for young people of color in Seattle and throughout Washington state.
Caption information source: "U. of W., Black Students Reach Accord" by Julie Emery, Seattle Times, May 24, 1968, p. 31.
ID Number: 2000.107.027.04.01
Date: 1968
Creator(s):
Wilson, Doug, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.027.04.01, photo by Doug Wilson
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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