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An article on a speech given at Miami University by John Howard Griffin, author of "Black Like Me", on the dehumanization of African-Americans. Griffin, a white American, darkened his skin and shaved his head and recorded the ways he was treated…

Photographs of John Howard Griffin, author of "Black Like Me". Griffin, a white American, darkened his skin and shaved his head and recorded the ways he was treated differently in order to highlight the prejudice against African-Americans in the Deep…

A pamphlet advertising a collection of political speakers brought to campus to encourage discussion and debate by speaking out with opinions that went against the grain. This group featured professors (local and visiting), authors, and academics…

Photographs of a protest in fall 1964 outside the Oxford Municipal Building. Sponsored by the Human Relations Committee of Miami, the crowd included students Carolyn Gordon and Sibyl Harris Miller.

A photo of students helping move books from Alumni Library to King Library (c. 1969-1970)

A photo (c. 1950s or 1960s) of the foyer in Miami's Alumni Library

A 1964 photo of students using the card catalog in Miami's Alumni Library

A 1964 photo of shelves in Miami's Alumni Library

A 1964 photo of readers in Miami's Alumni Library

A 1964 photo of Miami's Alumni Library