University of Richmond Race & Racism Project

Article "A Black Man Is An Invisible Man"

Dublin Core

Title

Article "A Black Man Is An Invisible Man"

Description

The opinion piece “A Black Man Is An Invisible Man,” by Harvey Whitney published in 1988 details his hardships attempting to fit into a predominately white institution. Whitney found it difficult to fit in both in the black community because he was not an athlete, and the white community, ostracized because of his race. Additionally, Whitney experienced difficulty in his living situation, having to room with a Southern white man called Ted. Whitney writes, “Only a week into the semester, [Ted] and a friend went to the housing coordinator requesting a room change without me knowing of it.” Whitney also details troubles of professor’s giving him lower grades than he feels he deserves as a result of his race.

Creator

Source

Whitney, Harvey."A Black Man Is An Invisible Man" The University of Richmond Collegian LXXIV, no. 17,(February 18, 1988): 5. http://collegian.richmond.edu/cgi-bin/richmond?a=d&d=COL19880218.2.53&srpos=7&e=--1920---1989--en-20--1--txt-txIN-

Publisher

The Collegian, University of Richmond

Date

1988-02-18

Format

Language

English

Type

Identifier

CollegianLXXIV.17.5-6-19880218.jpg

Coverage

Richmond (Va.)

Text Item Type Metadata

Student Contributor

Files

Citation

Whitney, Harvey, “Article "A Black Man Is An Invisible Man",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed March 28, 2023, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/1708.