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Black student protest on football field at halftime of 1969 football game

Halftime protest 1969

The Penn State Black Student Union demonstrates against racism during halftime of the Penn State-Boston College football game at Beaver Stadium on Nov. 1, 1969. The demonstration was planned in advance and coordinated with the University. 

White observers surround black protesters on Old Main in 1968

Old Main Protest 1968

Black students from the Frederick E. Douglass Association, which became the Black Student Union, protesting on the Old Main Lawn in 1968. The association presented a list of 13 demands, including the enrollment of more Black students, to University President Eric A. Walter.