Students, college -- Berea College

Abstract Berea students, faculty, and staff, along with many others, had previously participated in a 1964 march on the state capitol in Frankfort to lobby the Kentucky legislature to pass civil rights legislation. On March 7,1965, a small group of Bereans took part in a King-led march that had to turn back before arriving at Montgomery—during which a white minister from Boston was killed. The subsequent five-day march of March 21st through the 25th drew more than 25,000 participants. Fifty-eight...

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Published in 2006 by the University Press of Kentucky, Shannon Wilson's Berea College: An Illustrated History contains facts and numerous photographs depicting campus life throughout Berea's long history.

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This is a collection of scrapbooks and photo albums of Berea College students. Scrapbooks and albums are primarily comprised of photographs and ephemera from the students' attendance at Berea College or affiliated institutions.

Abstract The Pinnacle, Berea College's official student newspaper, began publication on May 10, 1922.  Through the 2018-2019 school year, The Pinnacle followed the basic publication pattern seen in years past, most often published once a month, beginning a new volume each fall semester and continuing through the spring semester. In the Fall of 2019, The Pinnacle ceased paper publication and became...