Black Student Union records
Collection
0550-UA
The Black Student Union(BSU) records includes materials such as scrapbooks, a yearbook DVD, photographs of BSU events, awards and plaques, and 4 posters used to promote BSU events. Material dates from 1986-2012.
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3.00 Linear Feet
4 Items
1 Videodiscs
The Black Student Union (BSU) was formed in the fall of 1968 after the dissolution of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a two year-old student organization that did not belong to the national organization. Bob McLeod, the first BSU president, helped launch the longest-running Black student-centered organization at the University of Maryland College Park campus. The BSU was established at the height of the national Black Power Movement, which manifested within academia as a push for an increase in Black faculty, staff, and students and the creation of Black Studies programs and departments. The University of Maryland’s BSU has traditionally focused on education, political reforms and Black solidarity. Since the organization’s inception, they have been advocating for the University of Maryland administration to commit to dealing with issues around racial injustice, to look at cultural competency and curriculum development, and establish spaces on campus that reinforce the Black student community's humanization.
The collection is arranged into three series. Material is organized chronologically within each series.
The Black Student Union transferred the collection to the University of Maryland Libraries in May 2013.
The processing archivists organized the collection into three series based on format. Material was arranged chronological and rehoused in acid free folders and boxes.
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives