The Black Stereotype - A Dead Era

The Black Stereotype - A Dead Era

Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College

In this article of the Ursinus Weekly, Byron Jackson goes into small detail about the movement for student rights. The article attempts to bridge the gap between the acquisition of student rights, and the striving of black people towards their deserved place in society. Essentially, Byron Jackson tries to debunk the idea that black students fighting for their rights are all Black Nationalists. Simply put, the scenario described had involved Black Nationalists fighting for their rights under the guise of being students. However, Jackson attempts to falsify this claim, because as he states "each individual black person is his own person." In other words, Black Student Activism had been given a bad look as it related to black peoples movement in general towards equality, this stereotype reached black students, and Jackson here attempts to remove it. This would effect black students for generations, as they would be seen as parts of the Black Power movement, taking away from their fight for individual freedom.

The Ursinus Weekly, Byron Jackson

Ursinusiana Archives of Myrin Library

Ursinus College

December 5th, 1967

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"The Black Stereotype - A Dead Era", Ursinus Weekly, 1967

Ursinus College campus, 1967