Black Awareness Coordinating Committee records, 1970-1986 1970 - 1986.

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Black Awareness Coordinating Committee records, 1970-1986 1970 - 1986.

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The Black Awareness Coordinating Committee records consists of documents related to the organization and its activities. The collection includes a history of the organization, as well as a copy of its constitution and a budget proposal for the 1977-1978 academic year. Additionally, there are various program announcements and event calendars, such as a flier advertising a presentation by Dick Gregory and a schedule of events for a Black Awareness Weekend held in 1975. The collection also includes clippings on the organization and several of its programs. Records of the Rochester Institute of Technology's Black Awareness Coordinating Committee. The organization was formed in 1969 to provide a community for minority students on campus. The collection includes historical information, program announcements, newsletters, financial records, governance documents, clippings, and other related material.

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Rochester institute of technology

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It is unclear when the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) first admitted minority students. However, it appears as though the first African American students entered the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (renamed RIT in 1944) during the early 1900s. For instance, in 1906 Fredericka Sprague, the granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, took classes at the Institute. There are several other instances of African American students attending the school during the early 20th century as well...

Gregory, Dick, 1947-

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Rochester Institute of Technology . Black Awareness Coordinating Committee,

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The Black Awareness Coordinating Committee (BACC) was formed during the Spring 1969 quarter at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The purpose of the group was "to foster and sustain an awareness of Black people being an integral part of our nation's society." BACC's constitution also outlines its intent in the preamble: "We, the people of various descents, in an attempt to develop a sense of pride in ourselves, our people and our cultures, to create an understanding of black identity p...