November 11, 1970
A Black Solidarity poster is set on fire in Scales house, Committee formed to investigate racial tensions
Around midnight on Wednesday, November 11, 1970, someone set fire to a Black solidarity poster that was hung on a student’s door in Scales House, said to be “the culmination of various tensions” within the house. After a meeting held with Scales residents, the dean, and President Mendenhall, a faculty committee was formed to conduct a study of racial tensions in the house communities. The investigation examined four different houses, King, Scales, Tyler, and Chapin, involved conversations with residents, and examined possible solutions.
Committee to study racial tensions
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