All Items 4 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 4 Contributor 10 Amherst College 4 Davis, Asa J. 4 Rosser, William J. 3 Cryan, James U., Jr. 2 Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- 2 Ward, John William, 1922-1985 2 Farrakhan, Louis 1 Gifford, Prosser 1 Jackson, Jesse, 1941- 1 Yamamoto, Kōzō, 1925- 1 show more 5 show fewer Location 2 Amherst 2 Massachusetts 2 Topic 13 Photographs 4 Students 3 African Americans 2 Faculty 2 African American businesspeople 1 African American political activists 1 African American religious leaders 1 Anti-racism 1 Classroom environment 1 Economic conditions 1 Presidents 1 Student movements 1 Study and teaching 1 show more 8 show fewer Part Of 1 Amherst College Photographer Records 4 Genre 1 Photographs 4 Subject 19 Amherst College – Photographs 4 Davis, Asa J. – Photographs 4 Amherst College – Students – Photographs 3 Amherst College – Faculty – Photographs 2 Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- – Photographs 2 Ward, John William, 1922-1985 – Photographs 2 African American businesspeople – Photographs 1 African American political activists – Photographs 1 African American religious leaders – Photographs 1 African Americans – Economic conditions – Photographs 1 African Americans – Study and teaching – Massachusetts – Amherst – Photographs 1 Amherst College – Presidents – Photographs 1 Anti-racism – Massachusetts – Amherst – Photographs 1 Classroom environment – Massachusetts – Amherst – Photographs 1 Farrakhan, Louis – Photographs 1 Gifford, Prosser – Photographs 1 Jackson, Jesse, 1941- – Photographs 1 Student movements – Massachusetts – Amherst – Photographs 1 Yamamoto, Kōzō, 1925- – Photographs 1 show more 14 show fewer Photographs of two Black Studies classes in session, 1972 October Rosser, William J. Photographs of two classes in Black Studies in session in the Octagon. Students and their instructors, Asa J. Davis and Sonia Benita Sanchez, are photographed while in class. Also included are images of Professor Sanchez speaking with someone outside of class. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). William Rosser and James U. Cryan Jr. were both College Photographers during this time. Photographs of two Black Studies classes in session, 1972 October Photographs of Convocation, 1972 September 9 Rosser, William J. Photographs of Opening Convocation in Johnson Chapel. Photographed are John William Ward, honorary degree awardees Kozo Yamamoto and Asa J. Davis, members of the band, and several attendees. A photograph of the Henry Ward Beecher statue is also included. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). William Rosser was the College Photographer from January 1972-October 1972. Photographs of Convocation, 1972 September 9 Photographs of the Day of Concern, 1972 May 9 Rosser, William J. Photographs of events held on the Day of Concern, a moratorium to examine assumptions, neglect, and racism that was organized by the Afro-American Society (later renamed as the Black Students' Union). Photographs include images of students, faculty, and administrators primarily inside Johnson Chapel. Identifiable individuals in the photographs include John William Ward, Prosser Gifford, and Asa J. Davis. Photographs of the Day of Concern, 1972 May 9 Photographs of Straight Ahead Black Business Symposium, 1974 March Cryan, James U., Jr. Photographs of the Black Business Symposium sponsored by Straight Ahead on the topic of "Black Capitalism: Myth or Reality?" and held on March 9, 1974. Also included are photographs of an address given by Reverend Jesse Jackson in Johnson Chapel on the same topic on March 6, 1974. Multiple events related to the March 9 symposium are photographed including workshops and addresses in Johnson Chapel and in the Converse Hall rooms: Porter Lounge, Cole Assembly Room, and Room 211. Identified individuals photographed include: Asa J. Davis, Sonia Benita Sanchez, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan Sr., and John William Ward. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). James U. Cryan Jr. was the College Photographer from October 1972-January 1975. Photographs of Straight Ahead Black Business Symposium, 1974 March
