Alcala 1972

It is a strange man who seeks relief from op ression by enslaving agroup of people whom he later condemns for seeking relief. Dick Gregory Black consciousness: the fierce pride that grew out of the ashes of repression, the integrity that was tempered in the consuming fires of hatred, the definition from self-values rather than from imposed-values. Appreciate it. The Black Student Union taught Black consciousness every day of the year, and in February publicized it for a week. Dick Gregory gave a packed house his light and heavy energy, his embrace of truth and righteous satire. Black fashion and food were prepared by BSU members. A talent show changed the pace in mid-week. On the last night a party was thrown in the student union to publicize the opening of the Black Cultural Center —the university's classroom for Black consciousness.

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