Black Student Alumni Oral History Project Trailer

Black Student Alumni Oral History: The Black Experience at Penn State 1969-1971.
A narrative of the experiences of Black students at Penn State during a climatic time in the nation and across university campuses, in the wake of Student Activism, Civil Rights, and Black Power. These Alumni share how they felt, lived, and survived with only 250 Blacks students amongst 25,000 White students. The overall narratives present a deeper story of how community and legacy prevail for generations as well as the continual struggle faced by Black Americans throughout history.

Preferred Citation: Black Alumni oral history collection, 10056, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University

Repository: Penn State Special Collections, University Park, PA, USA.

Access statement: Interviews were conducted by Maia Hill July-October 2020. Interview subjects completed oral history release forms, assigning the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 license to the recordings. The materials in this collection are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Images or videos from this collection may not be used for any commercial purpose without prior permission from The Pennsylvania State University Libraries.