African Americans -- Education (Higher)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Records:
#BlackatKU Twitter archive
Collection
Call Number: RG Internet 2
Overview
2019-2020 student body president Tiara Floyd, the first woman of color to hold the office at the University of Kansas, started the Twitter hashtag #BlackatKU in June 2020 to give students, faculty, and staff of color at the University of Kansas a place to share their experiences with racism and microaggression while studying and working at KU. The hashtag was begun amid nationwide protests regarding the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor during the Black Lives Matter...
Dates:
2020 - 2021
Jacob Gordon papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1241
Overview
The Jacob Gordon papers are those of the founding chair of the University of Kansas' African and African American Studies Department. During his time at the University of Kansas, Dr. Gordon was also a research fellow in the Institute of Life Span Studies and the director of the Center for Multicultural Leadership. The collection focuses on Dr. Gordon's time and work at KU, but includes some materials related to his time prior to arriving in Kansas and materials related to many of his...
Dates:
1949 - 2022
Zatella R. Turner papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 645
Overview
The papers of Zatella R. Turner are those of an African American, native Kansan who was a scholar of and educator in Shakespearian literature.
Dates:
1915 - 1987