In this centennial year, we will celebrate James B. Duke and others who have laid the groundwork for the university. But we must also honor the Black students who risked everything to occupy the Allen Building 55 years ago.
Duke University, like other historically white colleges and universities, came late to desegregation. Although moral considerations played a role, the primary concern was money.
Although calling for manifold actions across the university, Price’s far-reaching anti-racism commitments shared one thing in common: each would cost real money.
Over fifty years after the tumultuous events of 1969, one still must ask: Is change really coming?
