Four-Points

"Request met: Talley gives black students first floor Print Shop," March 13, 1974

"Request met: Talley gives black students first floor Print Shop," March 13, 1974

     These criticisms did not deter white student leaders. Student Body President Terry Carroll adopted the proposed African American cultural center as one of his “four-points” in spring 1974. On February 22, 1974 Carroll presented a four-point request to Chancellor Caldwell and called on students to wear red armbands to demonstrate their support. Carroll’s four-points included lowering textbook prices in the Student Supply Stores, lowering rates for parking decals, allocating the first floor of the Print Shop as an African American cultural center, and making assurances that dorm residents maintained their privacy. Carroll asked Chancellor Caldwell to address his concerns by March 11. To raise awareness for his four-points, Carroll coordinated a student rally in the University Plaza, a campout at the Memorial Tower, and a party in the parking lot of the Print Shop.

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