{"id":24920,"date":"2022-02-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=24920"},"modified":"2022-03-11T15:22:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T21:22:59","slug":"warhawk-almanac-happy-anniversary-black-student-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/24920","title":{"rendered":"Warhawk Almanac: Happy Anniversary Black Student Union!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

53 years ago, Wisconsin State University Whitewater (now UW-Whitewater) opened its first culturally relevant center for Black students on campus. In January of 1969, the Society of Afro-American Students presented a list of grievances to University President William Carter, among them was the request for a Black student union.[1]<\/a> President Carter worked to meet this demand, saying that a Black cultural center would be able to support students in a new way.[2]<\/a> On February 18th<\/sup>  the University Board of Regents unanimously voted to allow campuses to create \u201cBlack social and cultural centers.\u201d[3]<\/a> When the time came to bring a Black student union to Whitewater the idea still faced opposition. The University Center Board, composed of all white members, voted unanimously to block the creation of a Black student union in the University Center.[4]<\/a> In response to the University Center Board\u2019s decision, president Carter vetoed the board\u2019s resolution and many faculty members planned to boycott the University Center.[5]<\/a> The Center for Black Students officially opened on March third in the Moraine lounge of the University Center.[6]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Black Students of Wisconsin State University Whitewater worked with campus officials to create a Black Student Union on campus.
Royal Purple,<\/em> February 18, 1969. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

            Today the Black Student Union continues to provide a safe space for Black students on campus by coordinating activities to strengthen cultural awareness, assisting African American students, and raising awareness on issues that concern the African American community.[7]<\/a> Though they focus on issues pertinent to the African American community, the Black Student Union as an organization welcomes all people to participate in their mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The opening ceremony for the Black Cultural Center was well attended.
Royal Purple,<\/em> March 13, 1969. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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[1]<\/a> \u201cBlack Students Present Grievances to Carter,\u201d Royal Purple <\/em>(Whitewater WI), January 30, 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2]<\/a> \u201cCarter Tells Students to Stay Calm, Be Rational,\u201d Royal Purple<\/em> (Whitewater WI), February 11, 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[3]<\/a> \u201cAction by Board of Regent\u2019s Allows Black Center Establishment in Unions,\u201d Royal Purple <\/em>(Whitewater WI), February 20, 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[4]<\/a> \u201cUniversity Center Board Rejects Black Lounge in UC,\u201d Royal Purple<\/em> (Whitewater WI), February 27, 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[5]<\/a> \u201cCarter Establishes Center\u201d and \u201cFaculty Plan UC Boycott,\u201d Royal Purple<\/em> (Whitewater WI), February 27, 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[6]<\/a> \u201cMoraine Lounge Chosen for Black Center Site,\u201d Royal Purple<\/em> (Whitewater WI), March 6, 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[7]<\/a> Black Student Union Constitution<\/em>, 2021. 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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