Black Cultural Center (West Lafayette, Ind. : 1970-1998)

Organization

Staff Only

Historical Information

The Black Cultural Center was a 2 story cinder block and wood house across the street from the Armory. It also had an attic and a basement. The Black Cultural Center was located at 315 University Street, on the corner of University Street and Third Street.

Citation:

Black Cultural Center. Purdue Campus Facilities and Buildings Historic Database. Accessed April 30, 2020. http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/campus/buildings/183

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Purdue University Black Cultural Center records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 176

Scope and Contents The materials in this collection document the programs, activities, and community created by and surrounding the Purdue University Black Cultural Center (BCC) from its inception in 1969 up until the present day. It includes publications about the African American community; newspaper clippings and marketing material created by or with the subject of the BCC; photographs of the BCC, its events, students, and staff; speeches delivered by or about the BCC; correspondence between members of the...

Dates: 1969 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSP 194

Scope and Contents These records document the Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference, an annual conference relating to the African American philosophy movement. Conference programs, abstracts, speakers, lectures, interviews, and publicity are included along with administrative information and historical perspectives regarding the Conference. Materials for the Struggle and Liberation Today/Lucha y Liberación Hoy virtual confernece sponsondered by the Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference and held in 2021 are...

Dates: 1989 - 2022