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 (Concerned Black Students) Manifesto of 1971.
Edith Renfrow Smith received the Luminary Award in 2009 from the Chicago Senior Citizen Hall of Fame. This flier contains her photograph and biographical information.
A view of the kitchen at the Monroe Hotel in Grinnell, Iowa. Lee Augustus Renfrow, a cook at the hotel, is at the right behind the shelves. Lee was Edith Renfrow Smith's father.
Two images of Mumpford Holland. In the top image he is driving his wagon; the bottom image is a portrait. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.