Remembering the Allen Building Takeover on its 50th anniversary

Students gathered to talk with President Douglas Knight. | Courtesy of Duke University Archive
Students gathered to talk with President Douglas Knight. | Courtesy of Duke University Archive

Feb. 13, 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the Allen Building Takeover, when dozens of black student activists took over Duke's administrative building and demanded better treatment in 1969. Below is all The Chronicle's coverage of the half-century anniversary. 





















Interactive by Likhitha Butchireddygari and Bre Bradham

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