Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives, presented "Campus Connections: The Black Campus Movement Project at žžÀ² State" at the Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS) Opening Doors to Collaboration, Outreach and Diversity Conference in Coral Gables, Florida, on June 23, 2016.
Hughes-Watkins presented a poster about the Black Campus Movement project, where the goal is to acquire historical documentation (photographs, correspondence, oral histories, artifacts, student organizational records, etc.) highlighting black student life at žžÀ² State (1968-1971) during this transformative period for the campus and the country. The poster presentation also provided an overview of the most recent outcomes since the launch of the initiative.