Archived Website: Black Culture Center , 2012-Ongoing

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 BCC and other organizations both on and off the Purdue campus; and audio-visual recordings for various events hosted by the BCC, including but not limited to: performances by the BCC’s Performing Arts Ensembles, the Black Cultural Arts Festival, guest speaker events, and documentaries about the BCC and the African American experience at Purdue.

Some materials contain offense imagery or descriptions, including references to lynching, cross burnings, and student suicide, and may cause distress for the viewer. The content was included by the creator and have been retained to accurately preserve and portray the materials and the history of violence experienced by the Black community in Indiana. Please take care when viewing the materials.