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Tension/Tenacity: Africana Studies at 50

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Academic Life

On this page is a display of the life and culture of the Africana Studies program beyond its curriculum. In this slideshow, view a selection of hand-drawn posters for various Russwurm and Boothby lecture and concert events over the years; book receipts from the Russwurm Center Library’s first collection in 1971; and a graph charting the number of Africana Studies majors from 1973-2020.

Maya Angelou Amiri Baraka Dennis Brutus Gil Noble Mary Frances Berry Motown & Beyond Sweet Honey in the Rock African American Center Library By the Numbers
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