57 10 714 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/d8fb3e2af18c8ca1cec8147812f46f12.png 3a50f097405521dec4ff5d46ab6d8c32 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Protection For All? Description An account of the resource Student Op-Ed piece on the Black Power movement and its impacts on whites. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Gunston Ledger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 7, 1966 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource HNRS 360 - Spring 2025 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/6ca3e4f943b7f4c4439bb04152531585.png b41080b1f13b8425d492e266e41b0468 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wallace Campaigner Talks On Segregation Description An account of the resource The student Whig Society invited Karl Allen, a Wallace campaigner, to tell students the campaign’s position on segregation. Allen defined what a racist is and what a “true racist” believes. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Gunston Ledger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 15, 1963 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource HNRS 360 - Spring 2025 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/616e6b96fae51c9c59fad2275c6207ff.png f95a99e67eac428e61139f522bc53271 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Masters, Slaves Frolic On Pep Club’s Slave Day Description An account of the resource GMC’s second reported Slave Day. Notably, the organizers for this year’s Slave Day said, “Slave Day will become a yearly thing, like George Mason Day.” Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Gunston Ledger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 7, 1966 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource HNRS 360 - Spring 2025 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/0919454f31688251ce3be3da1cb24cd0.png eee2da9c4f69188094ab2266888d886f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Passing of a Friend Description An account of the resource A student laments the passing of MLK Jr. and the state of America. The author claims America is still enslaved as long as white apathy persists. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Gunston Ledger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 11, 1968 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource HNRS 360 - Spring 2025 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/49fc0e82e0098309d5a3e12fd0a5c60d.png 0b65c78138ed9a40123369644e73f515 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Civil Rights Group Organizes to Study Problems for Action Description An account of the resource A civil rights organization formed on Mason’s campus with the goal of researching the issues surrounding the civil rights movement, conducting physical work in the movement, and open debate. Students set out to investigate the number of black students who apply to Mason compared to the amount admitted. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Gunston Ledger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 19, 1974 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource HNRS 360 - Spring 2025 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/23b269c8bb822062176413f92e31fd34.png 39088bd2ac915d716db28084e299cc8d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Studies Description An account of the resource The black studies program celebrates its second year of existence. Only eight students are enrolled in the course, all of whom are white. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Gunston Ledger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 7, 1969 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource HNRS 360 - Spring 2025 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/9b8d96ac9a2f7cda4128946c9ec1dad8.png 45c2940646966bb756def1cf3fb348f5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Evans: Actively Recruiting More Minority Enrollment Description An account of the resource Andrew Evans was hired to recruit minority students for GMU. Evans is described as “not just meeting a quota” and wanting to sincerely determine why GMU lacks minority students without lowering the standards of the university admissions requirements. He was the first person to focus on minority recruitment full-time at Mason. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Broadside Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 2, 1974 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource HNRS 360 - Spring 2025 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/f6d5d847415672622642995f43e3256c.png c1190d4bee596933b9e1e6238357bcd9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowe To Organize Affirmative Action Description An account of the resource Reporting on Louis Lowe’s goals to expand faculty diversity and provide suggestions to departments to increase their women and minority student engagement. Lowe describes Mason as a “predominantly white institution”. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Broadside Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 3, 1974 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource HNRS 360 - Spring 2025 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/5e456bd6d416717f38e9de8b6189c035.png 26fe594eaea994bd6c957998e325a817 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Minority and Women Profs Receive Lower Salaries Description An account of the resource Andrew Evans discusses proposed programs to support minority and female students who would attend GMU and states that in order to initiate effective Affirmative Action, the university culture needs to recognize its attitude of discrimination and subconscious racism. Public university data indicates a gap between male and female professor salaries in 1974 is approximately $1,560 (equivalent to $10,120 in 2025). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Broadside Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 8, 1974 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource HNRS 360 - Spring 2025 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/f357e1fd2bd17d192a290cf346646c4e.png d496702b01547ca2fcc1132fd9b382f9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Evans and Lowe Recruit Minorities and Women Description An account of the resource Both Evans and Lowe make way to hire minorities and women, noting that they believe more work is to be done hiring minorities than women. There are no minority professors at GMU. The staff is composed of approximately 30% of women. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Broadside Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 8, 1974 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource HNRS 360 - Spring 2025