Allen Building Sit-in, November 13, 1967

In October 1967, the Associated Students of Duke University passed a statute that prohibited Duke organizations from using any facilities where segregation was permitted. When presented as a resolution for student vote, however, it was defeated. The Afro-American Society demanded that the administration prohibit the use of segregated facilities, and staged a day-long "study-in" in President Douglas M. Knight's office. The University responded three days later by prohibiting the use of segregated facilities.

Students gather outside President Knight's office

November 13, 1967

Front page of The Chronicle

November 13, 1967