'The Extraordinary Commission' Virtual Tour
April 18, 1969
Leslie F. Griffin, Jr. ’70, president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Association of African and Afro-American Students (AFRO), addressed the crowd of students during a second mass meeting at Harvard Stadium. While many students voted to suspend the strike, AFRO announced that they would continue their strike until the University met their demands for the establishment of an Afro-American Studies Department.Courtesy of Lee S. Smith ’69