THE BLACK POWER FORUM
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
November 1-3, 1967
During the first three days of November, 1967, a "Black Power
Forum" was held on the Campus of the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro, sponsored and planned by the Student Government
Association. The forum's purpose, as described beforehand by Student
Government President Jane Ann Ward, was "to inform students and
faculty members of this movement and its actions and to give us a
chance to discuss Black Power, its history, / its/ political and social
implications for us and the nation. " The intent, said Miss Ward, was
neither to advocate nor condemn Black Power but rather to promote in
the University community an awareness of the movement and a fuller
and more realistic understanding of it than had prevailed before. The
meetings were open to the public.
Student Government leaders informed the Chancellor in early
September of their interest in such a forum. It was in mid-October
that the plans for the program were completed and outside speakers
identified. Interest in the subject was in part an outgrowth of attendance
by student officials at the annual Congress of the United States National
Student Association, held this year at College Park, Maryland, in August.
Three of the persons invited to participate on panels here came from the
central office of the National Student Association or were very active
in its affairs.
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THE BLACK POWER FORUM
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
November 1-3, 1967
During the first three days of November, 1967, a "Black Power
Forum" was held on the Campus of the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro, sponsored and planned by the Student Government
Association. The forum's purpose, as described beforehand by Student
Government President Jane Ann Ward, was "to inform students and
faculty members of this movement and its actions and to give us a
chance to discuss Black Power, its history, / its/ political and social
implications for us and the nation. " The intent, said Miss Ward, was
neither to advocate nor condemn Black Power but rather to promote in
the University community an awareness of the movement and a fuller
and more realistic understanding of it than had prevailed before. The
meetings were open to the public.
Student Government leaders informed the Chancellor in early
September of their interest in such a forum. It was in mid-October
that the plans for the program were completed and outside speakers
identified. Interest in the subject was in part an outgrowth of attendance
by student officials at the annual Congress of the United States National
Student Association, held this year at College Park, Maryland, in August.
Three of the persons invited to participate on panels here came from the
central office of the National Student Association or were very active
in its affairs.
