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.
Berry Craig, brother of George Craig. Berry Craig served in the 12th Colored Heavy Artillery during the Civil War. Portrait by Stonecypher's Portraits, Omaha, Nebraska.
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.
Portrait of Edith Renfrow wearing her Camp Fire Girls necklace at age 16 or 17. Edith made this necklace in Camp Fire when she was in high school. Her group leader was Mrs. Conard.