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Students took over the Allen Building in 1969 to demand racial equality on campus, one of many organized student efforts to influence administrators.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter: The 50th anniversary of the Allen Building Takeover

By Fredessa Hamilton | February 22, 2019

Thank you for soliciting our memories on the 50th anniversary of the Allen Building takeover. One of this past week’s events nearly brought me to tears.