University of Richmond Race & Racism Project

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http://memory.richmond.edu/files/originals-for-csv-imports/Web.141-1975.jpg
This image found in The Web 1975 yearbook is the final picture of student Seun Hi Kim. Kim is potentially the first Korean-American student to attend the University of Richmond. Here, she is photographed as a senior.

http://memory.richmond.edu/files/originals-for-csv-imports/Web.164-1971.jpg
This image found in The Web 1971 yearbook shows the University of Richmond's basketball team. Featured in this photo is Carlton Mack, the first black athlete signed by the University of Richmond to play sports. The first black residential student,…

Web.166-1952.pdf
This photograph collage found in The Web 1952 features two photos with racist and/or offensive material. On the first page in the middle, all the way to the right, there is a picture of two students, one who is wearing a cap with the Nazi swastika on…

http://memory.richmond.edu/files/originals-for-csv-imports/Web.180-1970.jpg
This image in The Web 1970 yearbook features the first black University of Richmond residential campus student, Barry Greene. In this photo, he poses with his fraternity brothers of Zeta Beta Tau, a historically Jewish fraternity. At this time there…

http://memory.richmond.edu/files/originals-for-csv-imports/Web.180-1974.jpg
This photo was published in The Web 1974 yearbook. It is a page dedicated to the University of Richmond's fraternities and showcases their different events. In the center photographs, students are gathered together in a field flying a Confederate…

http://memory.richmond.edu/files/originals-for-csv-imports/Web.191-1972.jpg
This image found in The Web 1971 yearbook features a photo of Seun Hi Kim. Kim is potentially the first Korea-American student to attend the University of Richmond. They incorrectly spell her name.

http://memory.richmond.edu/files/originals-for-csv-imports/Web.194-1952.jpg
This image found in The Web 1952 is a photo of a song featured on the University Cheerleaders page. The lyrics include, "Win, win, no one can stop the Rebels in the Red and Blue." Rebels is a reference to the Confederate South and once almost became…

http://memory.richmond.edu/files/originals-for-csv-imports/Web.202-1975.jpg
This photo was published in The Web 1975 yearbook. It features the University of Richmond's marching band holding up several flags, including the Confederate flag right next to the U.S. flag.

http://memory.richmond.edu/files/originals-for-csv-imports/Web.209-1975.jpg
This image was found in The Web 1975 yearbook. It features the Student Organization for Black Awareness (SOBA); it was the University of Richmond's first black student led organization. The first black student -- Barry Greene -- was not allowed to…

http://memory.richmond.edu/files/originals-for-csv-imports/Web.215-1981.jpg
The center photograph from the "Greeks" section of the 1981 yearbook depicts the Kappa Alpha fraternity posing in front of Confederate flags.
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