This is an essay chronicling the history of the black studies major at Grinnell College, with an emphasis on the reasons it had such a short career. It also provides an overview of the CBS Manifesto of 1971.
Invitation to the Faculty Named Chair Installation Ceremony held on Friday, October 12, 2012, honoring Scott Cook, William D. Ferguson, Astrid Henry, Clark Allen Lindgren, M. Johanna Meehan, and John Christian Rommereim.