Kansas State University: From Black Athlete to Black Student Union

Date

2009-03

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Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies

Abstract

This paper explores the history of Kansas State University's Black Student Union, which was founded in 1968 by black K-State athletes as a site of solidarity in a time of social upheaval and racial progress. The author analyzes the founding of the BSU as part of the history of African American athletes claiming space for themselves in white-dominated organizations.

Description

Ti'Ara Walpool, “Kansas State University: From Black Athlete to Black Student Union,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/231.

Keywords

African American history, African Americans, Black Student Union, Kansas State University, Riley County, sports

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