Black Action Movement I, II and III Select Documents

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Black Action Movement I, II and III select documents

The materials in this online repository were digitized from documents at the Bentley Historical Library. The Bentley Historical Library holds a number of archival collections related to the Black Action Movement: :

President (University of Michigan) Records, 1967-, Boxes 106-109.
Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (University of Michigan) Records, 1966-2010, boxes 1 & 2.
Office of Budgets and Planning (University of Michigan) Records, 1970-1979. Box 5.
Vice-President for Development (University of Michigan) Records, 1948-1984. Box 8, 9.
Residential College Student/Faculty Research Community. Reports, 1978- 1 foot. (Report on BAM strike).
School of Education (University of Michigan) Records, 1904-, Box 2.
John L. Erlich (Collector). Printed Materials, 1966-1970. 1 foot. (News clippings).
Madison James Foster. Papers, 1969-1977. 1 foot. (BAM participant).
Brey Eynon (Collector). Papers, 1966-1977. 1 foot. (Oral interviews with participants).
Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs (University of Michigan) Records, 1947-, Boxes 28, 175-181.
College of Engineering (University of Michigan) Records, 1873-, 18 feet. Boxes 15, 16.
Vice-President for Student Affairs (University of Michigan) Records, 1908-, 18 feet. Box 9.

To expand this topic to include a broader look at minority affairs at the university, other sources are relevant:

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Abstract:
Digitized select documents relating to the Black Action Movement (BAM) I, II, and III on the University of Michigan campus, 1970-1987. These materials (mostly from the records of the Office of the President with some articles from The Michigan Daily and the University Record) is intended to provide an overview of the Black Action Movement (BAM) demands and the university's immediate response in each of the three phases of the Black Action Movement. They represent a small portion of the documentation of BAM contained in the records of various university units, personal papers, photograph collections, and publications held by the Bentley Historical Library and available to all researchers (with some limited restrictions due to student records protected by FERPA, personnel records, and certain administrative records subject to review).

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Recent Deposits

BAM II - The demands - Rob Meachum, "Administration Building sit-in: Talks on demands to continue Monday"

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BAM III - The response - Advance copy of 6-Point Plan Report, April 28, 1987

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(8.3MB)
BAM III - The response - James J. Duderstadt to colleagues involved with BAM negotiations, April 28, 1987

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(1.1MB)
BAM III - The response - James J. Duderstadt, “Regents’ Communication. Action Item. Creation of the Position of Vice Provost for Minority Affairs” , April 1987

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BAM III - The response - “University announces six-point action plan to increase representation of Blacks” , March 25, 1987

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(14.4MB)
BAM III - The demands - “B.A.M. III Black Action Movement. 3/18 copy to Executive Officers DEstep, VNordby”, undated

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(1.8MB)
BAM II - The response - University of Michigan News and Information Services, Press Release, Feb. 20, 1975

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(677.9KB)
BAM II - The response - R.W. Fleming to the students who have occupied the 2nd floor of the Administration Building, Feb. 20, 1974 (sic)

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BAM II - The response - R.W. Fleming offer to the students who have occupied the 2nd floor of the Administration Building, Feb. 20, 1974 (sic), undated

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BAM II - The demands - Black Faculty and Staff Association of the University of Michigan, “Media Statement” , Feb. 19, 1975

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(778.2KB)
BAM II - The demands - “Demands of the Black Action Movement,”, Feb. 21, 1975

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BAM II - The demands - “Minorities Still Hold Ad. Bldg”, Feb. 20, 1975

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(1.3MB)
BAM II - The demands - “’75 BAM demands”, Feb. 19, 1975

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(1.6MB)
BAM I - The response - R.W. Fleming, “Announcement", April 3, 1970

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(2.6MB)
BAM I - The response - Black Action Movement, “Press Statement,”, April 2, 1970

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(1.8MB)
BAM I - The response - Board of Regents University of Michigan, “Statement”, April 1, 1970

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(1.8MB)
BAM I - The response - “University response to original 12 Black Action Movement Demands,”, March 29, 1970

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(1.6MB)
BAM I - The response - R.W. Fleming, “Statement”, March 27, 1970

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BAM I - The response - Arthur M. Ross to faculty and staff, “Response of Regents to BAM Demands,", March 20, 1970

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(1.4MB)
BAM I - The response - “Statement by Vice-President Stephen H. Spurr,”, March 18, 1970

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(1.8MB)