The front page of the May 12, 1950 edition of The Mac Weekly shows a large image of three people raising the UN flag below the American flag on Macalester’s flagpole. The caption reads “MAC SUPPORTS UN–Two flags now fly above Mac’s campus. The UN flag was raised to symbolize the interest of our college in the United Nations and world peace. Raising the flag are Dr. Charles J. Turck, Dagmar Cebe-Haberska and Steve Babcock.”
Post About “Black House Newspaper Article”
This text is part of a collection of student work from the Fall 2017 class HIST 294-04/AMST 294-01, Public History: African American Life — Past, Present and Future. Students selected, described, and analyzed items from the Macalester Archives pertaining to Black history. The entire class collection can be found in the Fall 2017 Public History Class tag.
Post About “Catharine Lealtad, Class of 1915, Macalester’s First Black Graduate”
This text is part of a collection of student work from the Fall 2017 class HIST 294-04/AMST 294-01, Public History: African American Life — Past, Present and Future. Students selected, described, and analyzed items from the Macalester Archives pertaining to Black history. The entire class collection can be found in the Fall 2017 Public History Class tag.
Post About “Resolution in Support of Freedom Riders”
This text is part of a collection of student work from the Fall 2017 class HIST 294-04/AMST 294-01, Public History: African American Life — Past, Present and Future. Students selected, described, and analyzed items from the Macalester Archives pertaining to Black history. The entire class collection can be found in the Fall 2017 Public History Class tag.
Post About “Macalester Students Picket Jim Crow Policies, 1961”
This text is part of a collection of student work from the Fall 2017 class HIST 294-04/AMST 294-01, Public History: African American Life — Past, Present and Future. Students selected, described, and analyzed items from the Macalester Archives pertaining to Black history. The entire class collection can be found in the Fall 2017 Public History Class tag.
Post About “Inter-College Student Exchange Program”
This text is part of a collection of student work from the Fall 2017 class HIST 294-04/AMST 294-01, Public History: African American Life — Past, Present and Future. Students selected, described, and analyzed items from the Macalester Archives pertaining to Black history. The entire class collection can be found in the Fall 2017 Public History Class tag.