Honors Projects
Abstract
The stories of anti-apartheid and James Baldwin at BGSU provides a basis for a building of pro-Blackness in the on-campus community. Through the contextualization and narrative building through a historical sociological framework, these two events show the extent of activism in the 1970s and 1980s rather than the traditional narrative that is discussed. By expanding that narrative, it also expands the narrative surrounding the history not just of BGSU, but the way universities frame their own histories. Additionally, these events take place in the era when the transition from looking at Civil Rights to Human Rights is more prevalent and is rooted in these events of activism.
Department
Ethnic Studies
Major
Ethnic Studies
Second Major
History
First Advisor
Thomas Edge
First Advisor Department
Ethnic Studies
Second Advisor
Michael Brooks
Second Advisor Department
History
Third Advisor
Susanna Peña
Third Advisor Department
Ethnic Studies
Publication Date
Spring 4-22-2024
Repository Citation
Fitch, Noah C., "The Author and Apartheid: Building Pro-Blackness at BGSU Through James Baldwin and The Anti-Apartheid Movement" (2024). Honors Projects. 990.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/990