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.
The program for a convocation held in 1959. The program includes a schedule of events, brief biographies of the speakers, and a section devoted to the dedication of Burling Library. The speakers include: Russell W. Fridley, class of 1950; George A. Drake, class of 1956; Walter Netsch, Jr.; Albert Bush-Brown; Keyes D. Metcalf; and George D. Stoddard. There are also memorials for Edward A. Steiner and Elbert A. Read.
