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Howard University students placing "Black University" sign on administration building

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Demonstrations

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Title
Howard University students placing "Black University" sign on administration building
Names
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (Compiler)
Meltzer, Milton, 1915-2009 (Photographer)
Collection

Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Demonstrations

Civil Rights

Education

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1968
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Demonstrations
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Extent: 25.5 x 20.5 cm
Description
Two Howard University students place a "Black University" sign above the entrance to the administration building as other students watch during a period of on-campus protests in the spring of 1968.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
MSS Unit ID: 532333
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 39f74e60-b545-013f-8489-0242ac110002
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Item timeline of events

  • 1968: Created
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Howard University students placing "Black University" sign on administration building" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1968. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/accd8b80-b5d5-013f-aed0-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Howard University students placing "Black University" sign on administration building" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 4, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/accd8b80-b5d5-013f-aed0-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1968). Howard University students placing "Black University" sign on administration building Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/accd8b80-b5d5-013f-aed0-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Howard University students placing "Black University" sign on administration building