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Article about "activist" college campus newspapers. The article features information about the controversy about the publication of "The Black Moochie" in "The Log" at Salem State College.

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A letter to the editor written by an unnamed student from the class of 1977.

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The author reacts to the comic strip "Doonesbury" in which a character "comes out".

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This proposal requests that students in a number of majors be made to take courses in Black Studies as part of their curriculum. Students in other majors (listed in the first paragraph of the document) are strongly encouraged to take courses in Black…

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Text of the Antonelli vs Hammond decision

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An apology because "last week's" lecture was not as successful and "was understandably unfavorable."

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This meeting deals with the Black Studies Program

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This meeting focused on the history and mission of the Afro-Am Society (student group)

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The document shows the number of Black students in each class at Salem State College from 1970-1972.

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These documents are derived from Black High School Day of 1972. Some include part of the program pamphlet that outlines the day's events and the purpose of the High School Day, while the article discusses the keynote speaker's speech.

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These documents are derived from Black High School Day of 1972. Some include part of the program pamphlet that outlines the day's events and the purpose of the High School Day, while the article discusses the keynote speaker's speech.

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These documents are derived from Black High School Day of 1974. Some include part of the program pamphlet that outlines the day's events and the purpose of the High School Day, while the letter briefly discusses the goal of this event.

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These documents are derived from Black High School Day of 1975. Some include part of the program proposal that outlines the High School Day and the purpose of the High School Day, while the letter discusses what must be improved on in this upcoming…

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This is a list of courses and course descriptions provided to students and faculty that can count toward the Black Studies minor. These courses were slated to be held in the Spring of 1976.

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This document discusses the development of the Black Studies Program, what the Black Caucus advocated for, and what the Black Caucus recommends for Salem State to better facilitate the development of the Black Studies Programs.

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This pamphlet outlines the Black Studies minor program at Salem State, describing the classes that can be used to fulfill the minor requirements.

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The article discusses an interview in the magazine "Psychology Today" about stereotypes.

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This Log article discusses the status of the plan to enroll 50 black students at Salem State.

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This is a list of courses and course descriptions provided to students and faculty that can count toward the Black Studies minor. These courses were slated to be held in the Spring of 1975.

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Article regarding the legal case (Antonelli vs. Hammond)

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These items document the beginnings of the Black Caucus, including mission and goals, position papers, by-laws, etc.

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This Log article discusses the goals of the initiative to enroll black students at Salem State, as well as a clarification to any misconceptions about the initiative.

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Describes the Gay Task Force and the services it provides

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A student did a random survey of 110 students from Salem State . The survey covered attitudes about LGBTQ people.

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The article takes issue with the Some of Your Best Friends column (10/5/1977) that argued that homosexuality is normal.

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This letter to the editor takes issue with Jeffrey Walsh's column "Homo Sexuality: Normality Questioned Again" (10/26/1977)

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Announcement of a lecture and discussion on homosexuality by representatives of the Gay Speakers Bureau.

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These items discuss the interdisciplinary nature of the Black Studies Program at Salem State. The courses within the program are found within a few departments on campus at this time.

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Three letters to the editor in reaction to the Some of Your Best Friends column about the morality of homosexuality

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The article talks about posters of the Lavender Rhino that have appeared on campus. The posters "signify the opening of a hotline and drop-in center for homosexual men and women in connection with the Human Sexuality Center."

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President Meier responds to the letter from James Murphy regarding the censure by the College Publications Board.

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The memo from President Meier states his opinion on the potential publication of Eldridge Cleaver's "The Black Moochie" in "The Log". He warns that "The Log" could have its funding taken away if it proceeds with "the purveyance of obscenity and filth…

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James Murphy, the Chairman of the College Publications Board, informs President Meier that the Board has voted to censure him for prior restraint against the publication of the October 10, 1969 issue of 'The Log'.

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This letter to the editor was written by French Professor Harry Allard. He had written the letter in the March 26, 1975 issue that lauded Dave Newton's columns. He had signed his name but the Log had taken it out. The editor claimed that one of the…

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A rebuttal to the "A Rebuttal" Letter to the editor (11/19/75) by an anonymous author. This letter takes that author to task for his "ostensibly misogynistic" letter.

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This letter is a rebuttal to the Some of Your Best Friends column entitled "How I Feel About Women". It's filled with stereotypes about lesbians.

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A letter regarding the editor's reply to Harry Allard's letter about removing his name (March 26, 1975).

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This letter addresses the "Some of Your Best Friends: The Morality of Homosexuality" column (February 4, 1976).

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This unsigned letter to the editor speaks positively about Dave Newton's columns. The letter was written by Harry Allard, though unsigned here.

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The letter addresses the fact that all of the signed "Some of Your Best Friends" columns have been written by men. It discusses the power dynamics that might make it difficult for women to sign their names.

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This letter is replying to letters regarding the "Morality of Homosexuality" column. The letter writer is the author of that column.

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David Newton explains why the Log has decided to cancel the "Some of Your Best Friends" column.

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This letter to the editor is in response to letters by Allard and Newton in the previous issue. Allard and Newton reacted to Walsh's column on October 26, 1977.

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A Christian column that addresses "misconceptions about Christianity", including "homosexuals say that Jesus said homosexuality was OK".

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This article was taken from Salem State's student newspaper, The Log. This article discusses President Meier's request a number of black students at the college at the time. This article also includes some correspondence between President Meier and…

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The memo is a statement from President Frederick Meier of Salem State College regarding the decision of the Antonelli v. Hammond case. Judge Garrity found that the administration of the college has no authority or control of the student press.

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These items deal with the mock KKK trial that was held in Bowditch Hall in the Spring semester of 1977. During the "trial", white students were "tried" for having associations with black students.

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The piece is in response to the Heterosexual Man letter (December 15, 1976), written by David Newton

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These are the minutes from one of the Black Caucus meetings. These notes are comprised of an outline of the Black Studies program as presented by the program coordinator, Gerdes Fleurant.

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This article consists of a student opinion on the enrollment initiative to have 50 black students attend SSC, as well as the necessity of having a "heterogenous" environment so that racism can be alleviated both on campus and in society.

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The document is an extensive report on the censorship of 'The Log'. It contains a detailed timeline of actions, copies of relevant documents, etc.

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Information about the Gay Center and the services it provides.

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This letter addresses Jeffrey Walsh's column (Homosexuality: Normality Questioned Again) in the October 26, 1977 issue of The Log.

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The article mentions lecture and discussion by members of the Gay Speakers Bureau. It was the best attended lecture of the lecture series.

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The anonymous student expresses his anger that "our Log is gone" due to the actions of the editors of the paper.

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This item is a notice about a public program called "Some of Your Best Friends." It included a film and discussion,

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A column written by a student member of the SSC Gay Center about their experiences at Salem State.

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"This week we offer the thoughts and views of a Gay woman student from SSC"

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This column focuses on STDs

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This is a followup column to one published on November 5th, 1975. This column goes into detail on the student's relationship.

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On the importance of "coming out".

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Free speech and the Theatre Department's production of "Boys in the Band"

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The article discusses psychology research into the "causes of homosexuality".

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The article discusses homophobia

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The column discussed Anita Bryant and her anti-LGBTQ activism

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A review of "The War Widow"

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The column discusses posters for Gay Film Night being ripped down around campus.

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The column discusses the author's trip to the New England Gay Conference

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The column discusses the "difference between male and female homosexuality."

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A selection from the foreword to the book Masculine Feminine.

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The Log, which had canceled the column, brought it back "at the special request of the HSP". The Log included the following statement: "The opinions expressed in this column are those of the student authors. members of the Salem State Gay Task Force…
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