Princeton University Black History Month: Looking back at the early 2000s and today

by lindaoppenheim | Feb 28, 2015 | Article

Fifth and final article in the series brings the history of African Americans at Princeton up to the present day.

Princeton University Black History Month: Looking back at the 1980s and 1990s

by lindaoppenheim | Feb 26, 2015 | Article

“Affirmative action was the political backdrop of African-American student life on campus in the 1980s, with some students and alumni questioning its place. In the 1990s, the University began examining race relations on campus, while both the Alumni Council and...

Princeton University Black History Month: Looking back at the 1970s

by lindaoppenheim | Feb 25, 2015 | Article

The third article in the series considers the effect of co-education, the role of the Third World Center as a social space, and the anti-apartheid divestment movement.

Princeton University Black History Month: Looking back at the 1960s

by lindaoppenheim | Feb 25, 2015 | Article

The second article in this series explores the growth in the number of African American students at Princeton, the role of Carl Fields, the first African American administrator, and student activism related to apartheid in South Africa.

Princeton University Black History Month: Looking back from 1792 to 1950s

by lindaoppenheim | Feb 24, 2015 | Article

First article in a series in the Daily Princetonian about the history of African-American students at the University.