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African American History at Brown University

Archival sources pertaining to African-American history at Brown University.

Publications

  • The African Sun was a monthly black cultural publication of the Organization of United African People (now the Black Student Union).   The University Archives has volumes from 1991 to 2010.
  • B.O.P. (Blacks on Paper) was a literary magazine published by black students from 1972 to 1975.  The magazine expressed students’ individual experiences and visions and encompassed “a whole spectrum of black thought”.  Editors included Rodney Dennis, Kambon Obayani, and Gayl Jones. The University Archives has volumes from 1974 and 1975.
  • Uwezo, the official publication of the Organization of United African People (now Black Student Union), took its title from the Swahili word for “unity and strength."  The University Archives has volumes from 1970 to 1993.