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Center,operating according to the needs of the Black cocimunity of Swarthmore College is settled;and to inform you that the Black student co mmunity m:E: here,in a sincere effort to resolve these difficulties,s o that we might survive as spiritual,moral,intellectual and social bei ngs at white-defined,white-controlled,and white-dominated Swarthmore Co lleee,are occupying the good Pres ident's office until such time as the le g iti macy of our position is acknowledged in toto,or until we are confront ed with the threat of le gal ,forcible t~movalti.e. i ns titutionalized violence; our sit-in is peaceful,orderly and is reso rted to only after it is clear that the integrity of a philosophy of Black liberation is not repected at
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white Swarthmore Co lIege .Our repeated attempts to plead rationally,

has fallen on cold,ins ensitive ears;we move now only at the apex of frustr ation and disillusionment.We trust that the public will see that ours is a humane cause. 1)support of Black administra tors 2)support of most Black workers here 3)support of large part of Student body • . 4)we
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' policies and regulations have e.,xcluded· and/or subordina ted the interests of black p eople;; it is imperative , th a t nevI policies and r ,egulations, ones that are defined and implemented primarily through the black per; specti ve be found. Provided that the specifications outlined in our

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these criteria is acceptable to SASS. However, the distinction you have made beh/een determination of and determination , of access t 'o the center, breadth of partiin its acti vi ties, -and methods; of funding the center and its fact no distinction at all. ' The
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media that the issue of a Black Cultural
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Center,operating according to the needs of the Black cocimunity of Swarthmore College is settled;and to inform you that the Black student co mmunity m:E: here,in a sincere effort to resolve these difficulties,s o that we might survive as spiritual,moral,intellectual and social bei ngs at white-defined,white-controlled,and white-dominated Swarthmore Co lleee,are occupying the good Pres ident's office until such time as the le g iti macy of our position is acknowledged in toto,or until we are confront ed with the threat of le gal ,forcible t~movalti.e. i ns titutionalized violence; our sit-in is peaceful,orderly and is reso rted to only after it is clear that the integrity of a philosophy of Black liberation is not repected at
~

white Swarthmore Co lIege .Our repeated attempts to plead rationally,

has fallen on cold,ins ensitive ears;we move now only at the apex of frustr ation and disillusionment.We trust that the public will see that ours is a humane cause. 1)support of Black administra tors 2)support of most Black workers here 3)support of large part of Student body • . 4)we
h ~ve

moved outof the dormitories.

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I ' .

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