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Sharlene Brightly

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first AA female scholarship athlete; played on varsity basketball team

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Elaine Jones

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first AA woman to graduate with a law degree

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Student Coalition

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wrote an 11 point proposal, shared during the Coat and Tie Rebellion

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Black Student Alliance/Black Students for Freedom

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formed by George Taylor in 1971, played crucial role in Black academic advising and social life

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Douglass Hartman

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author of The Revolt of the Black Athlete, explained symbolism of Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s Black Power protest at the Olympics

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Transition Program

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controversial summer program created to prepare Black students for rigorous UVA education

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Jeffrey Turner

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historian of Southern Student Organizing Committee; wrote Sitting In and Speaking Out

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Clarence Cain

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heavily involved in UVA life (RA, Raven Society, Student Council, Black Student Alliance, Sigma, Transition Program, etc.); inspiration for Philadelphia, Double Hoo

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William Van Deburg

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author of New Day in Babylon: The Black Power Movement and American Culture, 1965-1975

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Houston Baker

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professor of English and AAS, demanded respect and funding for AAS program; resigned in 1971 due to disagreements over budgeting and intellectual structure

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George Taylor

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founded the Black Students for Freedom, part of the Student Coalition; wrote proposal for Black Studies Program

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Kent Merritt

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first football player to receive scholarship to UVA; Kappa; Charlottesville native; also on track and field team

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Harrison Davis

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first Black quarterback at UVA, second Black quarterback in the ACC, one of the first four Black scholarship players; Kappa

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James Roebuck

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first Black Student Council president, helped organize Coat and Tie Rebellion and Kent State protest with white progressive students; rerouted to a PhD in history because UVA met quota for Law School

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Edgar Shannon

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president of UVA during 1970 protests; an ally of the students who participated in the Kent State protests; agreed to openly protest the Vietnam War and fought for no sentencing for students who had been arrested. VA senators called for his termination.

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Frank Hereford

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President during the Farmington Crisis who initially refused to resign

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Farmington Country Club

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all white club with a high amount of UVA faculty

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Thomas Gardner

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Chairman of the Southern Student Organizing Committee in 1967

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Title VI of Civil Rights Act

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prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in any program or activity that receives federal funds or other federal financial assistance; mandated that federal agencies that dispensed funds design rules and regulations regarding implementation of the statute, led to DHEW’s creation

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Paul Freeman

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President of the Student Council when students protested President Hereford’s absence from the Open Forum of Minority Affairs; Supported OAAA, also pushed for deeper changes in curriculum, faculty #, and student #

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Linda Quarles

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first female president of the Black Student Alliance in 1975, during the Farmington Crisis; left UVA before graduating

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Vivian Gordon

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first AA woman to take part in AAS, became director in 1975; pioneer of AAS nationwide

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William Harris

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first dean of OAAA

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Adams v. Richardson

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Legal Defense Fund of the NAACP charged the Department fo Human, Education, and Welfare with failing to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act; Judge Pratt agreed with plaintiffs

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William Elwood

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Creator and director of the Transition program, english professor

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Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

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department responsible for writing plans and overseeing integration of VA schools; rejected VA’s desegregation plan multiple times

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Office of African American Affairs

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established in response to Farmington Crisis in 1976; promotes AA students’ participation in extracurricular life

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Gary Flowers

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Double majored, graduated in 1985; described his time as “best of times and worst of times;” Student of Vivian Gordon, involved in student activism; Omega

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Ralph Sampson

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Star basketball player who spoke up for Black rights in early 1980s to demand funding for OAAA and AAS (among other things), drafted by the NBA

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What happened in 1983?

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the year that # of Black undergraduate students reached 1,010 for the first time; AA enrollment rates across VA were high; as a result, VA requested no longer sending in a desegregation plan

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Paul Puryear

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a dean of OAAA; disliked by students; categorized Black students; advocated for AAS to be an institute or program instead of a department

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Mainstreamers

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Black students who adapted very well to the UVA environment and became involved in the traditional institutions at UVA

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Alienated

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Black students who were deeply tied to their culture and struggled to adjust to UVA

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Indifferents

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Black students who did not care about becoming involved in the UVA community or making diverse friends; focused on school and their careers

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Paulette Jones Morant

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played field hockey in the first women’s club; later became manager of women’s basketball club; part of the first class of women who matriculated; member of Black Students for Freedom; Zeta; native of Norfolk

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first AA female scholarship athlete; played on varsity basketball team

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Sharlene Brightly

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first AA woman to graduate with a law degree

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Elaine Jones

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wrote an 11 point proposal, shared during the Coat and Tie Rebellion

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Student Coalition

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formed by George Taylor in 1971, played crucial role in Black academic advising and social life

A

Black Student Alliance/Black Students for Freedom

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author of The Revolt of the Black Athlete, explained symbolism of Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s Black Power protest at the Olympics

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Douglass Hartman

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controversial summer program created to prepare Black students for rigorous UVA education

A

Transition Program

42
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historian of Southern Student Organizing Committee; wrote Sitting In and Speaking Out

A

Jeffrey Turner

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heavily involved in UVA life (RA, Raven Society, Student Council, Black Student Alliance, Sigma, Transition Program, etc.); inspiration for Philadelphia, Double Hoo

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Clarence Cain

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author of New Day in Babylon: The Black Power Movement and American Culture, 1965-1975

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William Van Deburg

45
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professor of English and AAS, demanded respect and funding for AAS program; resigned in 1971 due to disagreements over budgeting and intellectual structure

A

Houston Baker

46
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founded the Black Students for Freedom, part of the Student Coalition; wrote proposal for Black Studies Program

A

George Taylor

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first football player to receive scholarship to UVA; Kappa; Charlottesville native; also on track and field team

A

Kent Merritt

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first Black quarterback at UVA, second Black quarterback in the ACC, one of the first four Black scholarship players; Kappa

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Harrison Davis

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first Black Student Council president, helped organize Coat and Tie Rebellion and Kent State protest with white progressive students; rerouted to a PhD in history because UVA met quota for Law School

A

James Roebuck

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president of UVA during 1970 protests; an ally of the students who participated in the Kent State protests; agreed to openly protest the Vietnam War and fought for no sentencing for students who had been arrested. VA senators called for his termination.

A

Edgar Shannon

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President during the Farmington Crisis who initially refused to resign

A

Frank Hereford

52
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all white club with a high amount of UVA faculty

A

Farmington Country Club

53
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Chairman of the Southern Student Organizing Committee in 1967

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Thomas Gardner

54
Q

prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in any program or activity that receives federal funds or other federal financial assistance; mandated that federal agencies that dispensed funds design rules and regulations regarding implementation of the statute, led to DHEW’s creation

A

Title VI of Civil Rights Act

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President of the Student Council when students protested President Hereford’s absence from the Open Forum of Minority Affairs; Supported OAAA, also pushed for deeper changes in curriculum, faculty #, and student #

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Paul Freeman

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first female president of the Black Student Alliance in 1975, during the Farmington Crisis; left UVA before graduating

A

Linda Quarles

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first AA woman to take part in AAS, became director in 1975; pioneer of AAS nationwide

A

Vivian Gordon

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first dean of OAAA

A

William Harris

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Legal Defense Fund of the NAACP charged the Department fo Human, Education, and Welfare with failing to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act; Judge Pratt agreed with plaintiffs

A

Adams v. Richardson

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Creator and director of the Transition program, english professor

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William Elwood

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department responsible for writing plans and overseeing integration of VA schools; rejected VA’s desegregation plan multiple times

A

Department of Human, Education, and Welfare

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established in response to Farmington Crisis in 1976; promotes AA students’ participation in extracurricular life

A

Office of African American Affairs

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Double majored, graduated in 1985; described his time as “best of times and worst of times;” Student of Vivian Gordon, involved in student activism; Omega

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Gary Flowers

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Star basketball player who spoke up for Black rights in early 1980s to demand funding for OAAA and AAS (among other things), drafted by the NBA

A

Ralph Sampson

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the year that # of Black undergraduate students reached 1,010 for the first time; AA enrollment rates across VA were high; as a result, VA requested no longer sending in a desegregation plan

A

What happened in 1983?

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a dean of OAAA; disliked by students; categorized Black students; advocated for AAS to be an institute or program instead of a department

A

Paul Puryear

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Black students who adapted very well to the UVA environment and became involved in the traditional institutions at UVA

A

Mainstreamers

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Black students who were deeply tied to their culture and struggled to adjust to UVA

A

Alienated

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Black students who did not care about becoming involved in the UVA community or making diverse friends; focused on school and their careers

A

Indifferents

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played field hockey in the first women’s club; later became manager of women’s basketball club; part of the first class of women who matriculated; member of Black Students for Freedom; Zeta; native of Norfolk

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Paulette Jones Morant

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