The Tiger Rag, the predecessor to The Daily Helmsman, covered the Black Student Association's sit-in at then-President Cecil C. Humphreys' office on April 24, 1969, with photos. The students demanded funding to bring Adam Clayton Powell to the university to speak.
Photo courtesy of the SGA’s Instagram page. From left to right: Reagan Williams, Javarious Smiley, Redding Jackson, Raphael Jamias, Mariah Thomas, Laterrion Nwolise, Sierra Neal, and Garrett Weinberg.
Ron Nelson conducts for the symphonic band’s ”Homage” concert. Photo credit to Darien Anderson.
