James Barratt speaking with black student during anti-racist demonstration targeting Brigham Young University, Gill Coliseum, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, December 1970
- Title
- James Barratt speaking with black student during anti-racist demonstration targeting Brigham Young University, Gill Coliseum, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, December 1970
- LC Subject
- Barratt, James Athletic directors Universities and colleges--Faculty College students, Black Anti-racism Mormon Church
- Local Collection ID
- P098-SG1
- Creator
- Henderson, Robert W. (Robert Wesley), 1914-2006
- Photographer
- Henderson, Robert W. (Robert Wesley), 1914-2006
- Description
- The Black Student Union at Oregon State organized this and other protests against Brigham Young University because of Mormon Church policies denying the priesthood to African Americans. James G. Barratt (center, brown coat) worked in alumni relations and was Athletic Director at Oregon State University from 1950-1976. Student speaking to Barratt could be BSU President Geoffrey Brooks. Protestor signs read, "Join the Unracist Generation. Sever Ties with BYU" and "Dr. MacVicar, Bring Us Together. Sever Ties with BYU."
- Work Type
- color slides color photographs photographs
- Location
- Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
- Date
- 1970-12
- Identifier
- p098:sg1-06815
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
- Local Collection Name
- Robert W. Henderson Photographic Slides Collection (P 098-SG 1)
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Historical Images of Oregon State University
- Primary Set
- Historical Images of Oregon State University
- Institution
- Oregon State University
