Purdue Black Student Union (1969-)

Dates

• Existence: 1969 -

Historical Information

The Purdue Black Student Union purpose "is to serve as the political voice for the black student population, increase student involvement in social, academic, and political activities, promote unity among African American student organizations, and to facilitate communication between the black student population and the Purdue University administration."

The Black Student Union formed as early as 1969, when they were reported as marching on the Indiana State capitol in protest of the tuition hike. However, by October of that year, Black students still had not agreed on a unified charter.

In 1976, the Purdue Black Student Union and Harambee, a Black student organization on campus, merged to form the student organization, Black Student Union-Harambee, to unify Black students at Purdue and Blacks in the community. The addition of the title Harambee fell out of use in the 1980's and the organization was just referred to as the Black Student Union.

Citation:

Pledger, E. (1976 November 4). "Harambee supports Black togetherness." Purdue Exponent. https://exponent.lib.purdue.edu/?a=d&d=PE19761104-01.1.3&srpos=1&e=------197-en-20--1--txt-txIN-harambee-------1

Citation:

Hinze, K. (1969 May 8). "4,500 march for special session." Purdue Exponent. https://exponent.lib.purdue.edu/?a=d&d=PE19690508-01.1.1&srpos=4&e=------196-en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22black+student+union%22-------1

Citation:

Black Student Union. (n.d.). Boiler Link. Purdue University. https://boilerlink.purdue.edu/organization/blackstudentunion

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