Black Power on Campus: The University of Illinois, 1965-75

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joy ann williamson Black Power on Campus the university of illinois, 1965–75 university of illinois press urbana and chicago © 2003 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Williamson, Joy Ann. Black power on campus : the University of Illinois, 1965–75 / Joy Ann Williamson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-252-02829-5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—History— 20th century. 2. African American college students—Illinois —Political activity. 3. Discrimination in higher education —Illinois. 4. African Americans—Civil rights. I. Title. ld2380.w55 2003 378.773'66—dc21 2002015832 To my ever-loving family and to Black Illinois students before me who paved the way What is happening in the United States is one facet of the world-wide “revolution of rising expectations.” Colonialism is dead. White supremacy is dying. Governmentally imposed segregation will be abolished in the United States eventually. There is no stopping place between the granting of a few rights and full citizenship. Once the first Negro was educated, once slavery was abolished, America made her choice. Negroes will demand and secure the same rights as other citizens. No other Americans have asked for more than this, or settled long for less. —Jack Peltason, University of Illinois faculty member and future chancellor, 1961 ...