University of Richmond Race & Racism Project

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http://memory.richmond.edu/files/originals-for-csv-imports/Collegian80.17.8-19940210.png
This describes an upcoming performance by the Richmond Performing Gospel Choir. The performance was to be at a basketball game against American University, and the choir was to sing "The Negro National Anthem," written by James Weldon Johnson. The…

http://memory.richmond.edu/files/originals-for-csv-imports/Web.24-1969.jpg
The bottom right image published in The Web 1969 shows a crowd at a University sporting event with a person waving a Confederate flag in the top right of the image. The caption describes the sounds associated with sports and school spirit, and it…

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/CollegianLIX.11.2-19711203.jpg
The opinion piece "Collegian Forum," argues that the song "Dixie" had not been used as a racist symbol at the University of Richmond and that the black students should not take too much offense towards this song. "The song 'Dixie' should not be…

RichmondCollegian.XXVII.10.2-19401115.jpg
The brief article is about the defeat of North Carolina. The article states that seeing this score (Richmond 14- North Carolina 13) is exciting as that means there will be a "scalping of an Injun", which we see mentioned in other articles. The…
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