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Students gather in front of the Compton Union Building (CUB) on the campus of Washington State University to protest the invasion of Cambodia in May 1970.

Students protesting both the invasion of Cambodia and the shooting at Kent State University take over the French Administration Building on the campus of Washington State University in May 1970.

Students line Stadium Way and Wilson Road on the campus of Washington State University protesting the Cambodian invasion and the shooting at Kent State University. French Administration building can be seen in the background.

Looking northeast, students have a sit-in across Stadium Way near the French Administration building on the campus of Washington State University. They were protesting the Cambodian invasion and the Kent State University.

Students, faculty, and staff meet in the Compton Union Building auditorium on the campus of Washington State University to discuss issues of student activism.

Students gather near campus of Washington State University to participate in student activism.

Students listen to a speaker while they sit on campus of Washington State University to protest a variety of issues.

People on the campus of Washington State University sit at a memorial to Kent State victims. The picture looks north towards Bohler Gym.

A group of students gather around a sculpture of a hand with its middle finger extended at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. The statue is painted in the colors of the American flag and has a clown mask at the tip of the middle…

Students seated on a slope next to Bryan Hall supporting the creation of a Black Studies program at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.

Students from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington march in protest of the Vietnam War. Students hold signs that read "Stop the Draft", "Fuck War", and other anti-war sentiments.

Protesters rally in support of Ralph Atkins, an African American man who was the only individual charged in a protest on behalf of United Farm Workers. The photograph features a man in a black leather jacket speaking to the audience through a…

Students gather at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington in support of a group of African American men collectively called the Pullman Four. These men were accused of rape. At the center of the image is a Caucasian man with long hair…

28 x 22 cm. handout, 2 pages. This joint statement of several Washington State University campus activist groups lays out eleven steps that they feel the university must enact as a minimum commitment against racism.

28 x 22 cm. document, 2 pages. An open letter from Washington State University President Glenn Terrell to the University following the student occupation of the French Administration building, addressing the issue of cancelling classes in favor of…

28 x 22 cm. handout, 1 page. The Washington State University Strike Steering Committee calls for a student boycott against all University stores and businesses in an attempt to end institutionalized racism at the college.

28 x 22 cm. handout, 1 page. This schedule of anti-war events for May 11, 1972 includes a blockade of the south entrance to campus, discussions and lectures by Washington State University professors, guest speakers, and a march beginning on the mall,…

35 x 19 cm. clipping, 1 page. This newspaper clipping describes student reaction after their demands for an end to institutionalized racism were rejected. In response to this, some students terminated their enrollment at Washington State University,…

28 x 22 cm. letter, 8 pages. Handwritten letter by Ralph Atkins describing his 1970 experiences with the racism and student protests at Washington State University, as well as his views of racism in America. Writing 17 years later, he relates his…

14 x 22 cm. handout, 1 page. This sheet restates the original purpose of the strike and is mainly addressed to the white students on campus. It states that by helping minorities, white students have the power to be heard and make a change. At the…

36 x 22 cm. handout, 1 page. The Washington State University administrators are being accused of negligence when addressing issues brought up by Third World groups. This handout had to have been issues between May 28th and May 31st, 1970.

28 x 22 cm. leaflet, 3 pages. The University Committee for Rationality, consisting of faculty, staff, and teaching assistants, urged students to address issues of foreign and domestic policy in other less disruptive ways, and condemns the Citizens…

28 x 22 cm. pamphlet, 6 pages. An unofficial letter from members of some of the University faculty to concerned parents and Alumni about the student strikes. The letter addresses concerns and lays out a timeline and summarzies of student movement…

28 x 22 cm. leaflet, 2 pages. This document outlines the North American Indian Student Associations stance on the 11 demands put forward by Third World groups at Washington State University. It states that although it acknowledges racism on campus,…

28 x 22 cm. handout, 1 page. Letter written by members of the Washington State University Anthropology department to President Terrell stating their support of the student strike, as well as their support of any of their department members who might…

28 x 22 cm. leaflet, 3 pages. This document outlines the agreements made between university administration and studentminority groups in response to the list of demands those student groups had made. Issues touched upon included student government,…

This poster for a racism workshop in response to the 1970 Student Strike at Washington State University features the image of Uncle Sam. The face of Uncle Sam consists of three different skin tones to reflect different racial groups on the Washington…

28 x 22 cm. leaflet, 3 pages. President Terrell addresses the eleven demands issued by minority groups on campus. In each case, he explains what the university has done in favor of a demand, why the university cannot acceded to a demand, or how the…

28 x 22 cm. handout, 1 page. The Pullman Liberation Front sent out a letter updating people about recent events concerning four black individuals accused of rape. The author believed that these individuals were falsely accused and it was instead an…

This photograph appears on page 90 of the 1971 Chinook, the Washington State University yearbook. It features members of the Coubabes, an African American cheer squad approved by the Associated Students of Washington State University in 1970.