Archives #5 Conclusion and Clementine Hunter
Clementine’s art style is simplistic, direct and has very bold color choices. I like how she is using vibrant colours to portray a plantation, a place that does not reflect…
Archive post #2 “Blackness” TKS 4/4/69
I found this article while going through TKS archives from the Knox academic year 1968-1969. Bernice Johnson, a senior at Crane High School write this article on what being black…
Archives 6 – Reflection – ES
This archival research project has been the coolest thing I’ve done at Knox. It was so unbelievably fascinating to see what Knox was like 50-60 years ago. I especially liked…
Archive post #1 SNCC statement
This is a small portion of a much larger statement submitted by SNCC, Student Non-violent Coordinating Community in 1966. It speaks of the frustration many Black Americans had during the…
Clementine Hunter and Her Work
We spent a few minutes observing Clementine Hunter’s quilt. I saw flowers (perhaps red tulips) and buildings, likely houses. I believe Joseph mentioned the Africa House as well, but I…
“Black at Carleton, 1966-1979”
In 1980, Alfreda Dortch Williams donated a book to Knox College called “Black at Carleton, 1966-1979”. Inside are interviews about the experiences of various Black students who attended Carleton College…
Archives 5 – Racial Crisis Symposium – ES
Above are invitations that were sent to writers and activists to speak at the Racial Crisis Symposium at Knox in 1969. You’ll find invitations for Eldridge Cleaver, Stokely Carmichael, and…
The Indiana “Subversion” Speech Pamphlet
This was one of the first pieces that drew my eye in the pieces we were shown in the first archival research. This speech was given in 1963. This pamphlet…
Clementine Hunter and the Importance of Physical Works
While inside the archives, we were shown several visual works by Clementine Hunter. Through most of our research into the archives and as a class, we took a focus onto…
Amiri Baraka’s Lasting Influence on Knox College
Amiri Baraka is one of the most important figures within the Black Power Movement. His plays touched the nation, especially within his own community. At Knox in particular, his plays…
Archives #4: For Colored Girls who have considered Suicide
Program Cover The above is the program for the Umoja Theatre Ensemble’s For Colored Girls who have considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf, put on in 1992. This is…
Archives #3: Racial Tensions between Bookstore Employees
Memo from Lewis S. Salter to Members of the Knox Community (1970) In the above letter, Lewis Salter is responding to a series of anonymous complaints about the employees in…