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Identifier
Kanza1970_072D
Object Type
Yearbook
Creation Date
1-1-1970
Description
A 1970 Kanza yearbook article about the first Black Heritage Week. Also included are photographs of the play "Day of Absence," a rock band "The Friends of Distinction," and Tyrone Brown modeling in the Afro-Fashion Show (continued on following page).
Transcription
Black Heritage Week Well-Planned
Planned by the Black Student Movement, Student Union Board and faculty members, the first Black Heritage Week varied its activities to appeal to all interests. Documentary films explored areas of racism and contributions of Blacks to sports and music. Speakers, panels, and seminars discussed civil rights, law and order, ideas in the book Black Rage, and Black education. The Contemporary Black Players from Kansas City produced a play in white-face concerning a Southern town and its reaction when all of the Negro inhabitants left town. A soul food dinner featured pigs' ears and feet, chitterlings, mustard greens, and fried chicken. For the musically oriented, The Friends of Distinction and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band held concerts.
[Photo 1] Day of Absence, presented by the Contemporary Black Players, portrays the helplessness of a Southern town when the Negro inhabitants disappear one day.
[Photo 2] The Friends of Distinction, a Black rock group, swung through their top hits.