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Edition of George Mason University's student newspaper, The Gunston Ledger, from October 14, 1969. This edition is labeled Volume 7, Number 4. page 2.

The GMC president is presented with the Moratorium Scroll.

The Moratorium Scroll is put outside on a GMC building where over 600 students and staff would sign.

The black studies program celebrates its second year of existence. Only eight students are enrolled in the course, all of whom are white.

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…

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.

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.”

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.

Student Op-Ed piece on the Black Power movement and its impacts on whites.

Snapshot of the Slave Day fundraiser hosted at GMC, describing the reenactment of a slave auction in a jovial and lighthearted tone.