Histories

• The Bursar's Office Sit-in, Jay Pridmore
• Confrontation, May 1968, Harold F. Williamson and Payson S. Wild
• A brief timeline of the first half of 1968

Articles from the Daily Northwestern

• Daily Articles

Other Documents

• "Black Student Statement and Petition to Northwestern University Administrators Received Monday, April 22, 1968" and "Northwestern University Responses to the Black Student Petition Received Monday, April 22, 1968", Roland J. Hinz, Kathryn Ogletree, and James Turner
• Statement on the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Unknown Author, May 1, 1968
• Student Senate Resolution, May 2, 1968
• Press Release, Northwestern University Alumni Association, May 7, 1968
• Letter to the Board of Trustees, Chairmen of the College of Arts and Sciences, May 12, 1968
• A Letter from Northwestern, May 14, 1968
• "Message to the Reader," Unknown author
• "Newsletter #3," Unknown author

Additional Resources

• A listing of other articles of note held in Archives
• External Links (requires log-in; non-NU users contact local library)
  • "A Sad Day for Northwestern.” Chicago Tribune, 6 May 1968: Section 1, p. 20. <Proquest>
  • Beckman, Aldo. “Rep. Michel Hits ‘Shameful Surrender’ to N.U. Minority.” Chicago Tribune, 8 May 1968. <Proquest>
  • Gansberg, Martin. “Ferment on Campuses Challenges Rules.” New York Times, 6 May 1968. <Proquest>
  • Killian, Michael. “Students’ Drives for More Power at N.U. Growing.” Chicago Tribune, 2 February 1969: 1. <Proquest>
  • "N.U. Board Issues Statement of Policy.” Chicago Tribune, 15 May 1968: 1. <Proquest>
  • Marable, Manning. “A Debate on Activism in Black Studies.” New York Times, 4 April 1998: A13. <Proquest>
  • Pitts, James P. “The Politicalization of Black Students.” Journal of Black Studies, 5.3 (March 1975): 277-319. <JSTOR>