One Day in May Collection

: One Day in May: (11) "Green Power: Economic Crisis in the Ghettos'" (afternoon session); Evan Anderson and Vern Bloom, of the Office of Economic Opportunity; Gleason Glover, of the Minneapolis Urban League; Clifford Johnson of the Twin Cities Opportunities Industrialization Center; and Harry Davis discuss economic disenfranchisement and racism in a panel moderated by Dr. Norma Noonan. The panel was part of a day focused on speaking and listening to issues of racial injustice, known as "One Day in May," 1968 May 15. Augsburg administration and faculty canceled class for One Day in May and invited speakers to discuss racism in and beyond Minneapolis following the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. Audio digitized from a magnetic reel-to-reel recording on 2017 April 7 and edited for clarity. The image depicts one of the day's discussion groups and comes from a 1968 May 22 article in the Augsburg Echo, second page.

: One Day in May: (12) "Racism in Education" (1968); Dr. Mahmoud El-Kati, then known as Milton Williams, Education Director at The Way, discusses issues surrounding racism and education. His speech was part of a day focused on speaking and listening to issues of racial injustice, known as "One Day in May," 1968 May 15. Augsburg administration and faculty canceled class for One Day in May and invited speakers to discuss racism in and beyond Minneapolis following the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. Audio digitized from a magnetic reel-to-reel recording on 2018 April 6 and edited for clarity, but the original recording contains segments that are not audible. The image depicts El-Kati reacting to a comment and comes from a 1968 May 22 article in the Augsburg Echo, front page.

: One Day in May: (13) "Where Do We Go From Here?"; Augsburg administration and faculty wrap up "One Day in May" with a question/comment and answer session. Augsburg's President, Oscar Anderson, joined Dr. Carl Chrislock, Dr. Einar Johnson, Dr. Phillip Quanbeck, and moderator Dr. Douglas Ollia to hear and respond to student feedback. The panel was part of a day focused on speaking and listening to issues of racial injustice, known as "One Day in May," 1968 May 15. Augsburg administration and faculty canceled class for One Day in May and invited speakers to discuss racism in and beyond Minneapolis following the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. Audio digitized from a magnetic reel-to-reel recording on 2018 April 6 and edited for clarity, but the original recording contains segments that are not audible. The image depicts Dr. John Benson and Gordon Nelson waiting in line for lunch and comes from a 1968 May 22 article in the Augsburg Echo, second page.

: SURE Letter to Oscar Anderson, 1968; A letter to Augsburg President Oscar Anderson written by Students United for Reality in Education (SURE), a student organization that demanded changes to Augsburg's curriculum in response to racism in the United States. The letter was delivered following "One Day in May." On May 15, 1968, administration and faculty at Augsburg College (now Augsburg University) canceled class for "One Day in May" and invited speakers to discuss racism in and beyond Minneapolis following the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and subsequent riots in major American cities. The speakers were leaders in Minnesota's Black community and in the local Civil Rights Movement., Scan of letter

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