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The 1969 Liberation of Conklin Hall (Rutgers University Commemorative Journal, 2009)

Journal issued in 2009 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of Conklin Hall by the Black Organization of Students in 1969. In the journal, Rutgers faculty, staff, and BOS alumni share their remembrances of the event that changed the face of higher education in Newark and beyond. –Credit: John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers University-Newark

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Rutgers Press Release (March 3, 1969)

Press release issued by the Rutgers News Service on March 3, 1969, which describes the University’s responses to each of the demands of the Black Organization of Students (BOS). BOS members took over Conklin Hall on February 24th for three days, after the administration rejected their demands for greater recruitment of minority students and faculty. –Credit: John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers University-Newark

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