University of Virginia Library

Other Grievances

Other grievances included a protest against
the absence of black administrators and the
scarcity of black professors.

The list also denounced the "blatant racism
of merchants at the Corner," the "uni-cultural
University atmosphere as reflected by social
functions, culture programs, concerts, and the
absence of African language courses."

Other protested conditions included "the
racism of graduate programs as typified by their
halfhearted, total neglect of black
recruitment," and "the gross underpayment
and exploitation of University
non professionals."