History of Racism at Ursinus

These sources that have connetions to racism at Ursinus and give an idea to why the Unity House needed in the first place. The house was an essential space for under-represented students of different ethnicities and genders. Clubs like the GSA, SUN, Feminists in Action, ALMA, and several others all met at and utilized the Unity House to talk, connect, and share ideas about how not only to make the Ursinus Campus a better place, but the community. Our group found it necessary to add instances of racism and exclusion that occured throughout Ursinus's history, as they provide evidence that Ursinus and its students operated under white supremacy and faculty administered a racist institution.

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The first black women to graduate from Ursinus College in 1973

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Dr. W. Robert Crigler was the first African-American graduate of Ursinus College in 1956. The college sent an email to students and faculty in 2018 to notify of his passing.

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A screening of the film "Traces of the Trade" at Ursinus leads to a "dialogue about white guilt and white privilege

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In this 1968 article, Ursinus and its students speculate how to outreach for black women to provide inclusion and diversity on campus.

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Report on a town hall meeting discussing the vandalizing of an African-American teacher's podium with a racial epithet.

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An op-ed by James Shelton describes his disappointment with how a recent town hall meeting on the discussion of racism at Ursinus was conducted.

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An article detailling the IIE’s launch following a week of activities commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.

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A 1960 article by an unknown Ursinus student discussing the emerging Sit-In Movement.

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Carol Clark Lawrence served on the Ursinus Board of Directors in 1998. This is her feature in Ursinus Magazine.

History of Racism at Ursinus