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N.W. Herman

The ‘70s at UNI were defined by the struggle for racial equality and anti-war sentiment. On March 15-16, 1970, the Afro-American Society staged a sit-in at President Maucker’s home regarding the Culture House for Black students they had proposed two years earlier, which they felt was being ignored by the administration. The sit-in and the resulting protests forced UNI administrators to make lasting changes, such as establishing the Ethnic Minorities Cultural and Educational Center Building (formerly the Dean’s Home) and creating The Faculty’s Committee of Five, a panel composed of “moderate” Black citizens from Waterloo, members of the Cedar Falls and Waterloo Chambers of Commerce, and Black and white students and faculty. “The Center sponsors workshops, lectures, concerts, receptions, athletic activities, mixers, and the annual Black History Week,” wrote the Northern Iowan.

1970

The ‘70s at UNI were defined by the struggle for racial equality and anti-war sentiment. On March 15-16, 1970, the Afro-American Society staged a sit-in at President Maucker’s home regarding the Culture House for Black students they had proposed two years earlier, which they felt was being ignored by the administration. The sit-in and the resulting protests forced UNI administrators to make lasting changes, such as establishing the Ethnic Minorities Cultural and Educational Center Building (formerly the Dean’s Home) and creating The Faculty’s Committee of Five, a panel composed of “moderate” Black citizens from Waterloo, members of the Cedar Falls and Waterloo Chambers of Commerce, and Black and white students and faculty. “The Center sponsors workshops, lectures, concerts, receptions, athletic activities, mixers, and the annual Black History Week,” wrote the Northern Iowan.