A Resurgence of Racism on U.S. College Campuses
In this letter Benjamin Hooks expounds on “the growing vehemence of racial hostility on college campuses throughout the land” to garner support for the NAACP’s 1990 membership drive. In November, the NAACP Youth and College Division hosted a conference on Racism and Violence on College Campuses at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, which attracted 150 students representing 25 institutions. Subsequently, NAACP college chapters responded to blatant incidents of campus racism with forums, protest marches, editorials, and meetings with academic administrators.
In this letter Benjamin Hooks expounds on “the growing vehemence of racial hostility on college campuses throughout the land” to garner support for the NAACP’s 1990 membership drive. In November, the NAACP Youth and College Division hosted a conference on Racism and Violence on College Campuses at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, which attracted 150 students representing 25 institutions. Subsequently, NAACP college chapters responded to blatant incidents of campus racism with forums, protest marches, editorials, and meetings with academic administrators.