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Black Action Movement III Protester With Malcolm X Sign, March 19, 1987 Photographer: Tom Marks

Black Action Movement III Protester With Malcolm X Sign, March 19, 1987 image
Year:
1987
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 19, 1987
Caption:
A sea of signs protests racism on the U-M campus during a march and rally Wednesday by the Black Action Movement, a former activist group being revived. At right, a BAM protester holds up a sign with a picture of the late Malcolm X and bearing the slogan 'By any means necessary,' referring to a list of 11 demands. BAM leaders said they are 'at war' with the U-M and pledged to shut it down unless steps are taken to improve conditions for black students.

Black Action Movement III Rally , March 19, 1987 Photographer: Tom Marks

Black Action Movement III Rally , March 19, 1987 image
Year:
1987
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 19, 1987
Caption:
A sea of signs protests racism on the U-M campus during a march and rally Wednesday by the Black Action Movement, a former activist group being revived. At right, a BAM protester holds up a sign with a picture of the late Malcolm X and bearing the slogan 'By any means necessary,' referring to a list of 11 demands. BAM leaders said they are 'at war' with the U-M and pledged to shut it down unless steps are taken to improve conditions for black students.

U-M President Harold Shapiro & Other Administrators Listen To Black Action Movement III Members, March 21, 1987 Photographer: Tom Marks

U-M President Harold Shapiro & Other Administrators Listen To Black Action Movement III Members, March 21, 1987 image
Year:
1987
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 21, 1987
Caption:
Leaders of the Black Action Movement III were impatient and angry with Presidents Shapiro's response to their demands. Above, protester Chuck Wynder (pointing) confronts Shapiro (second from left) and U-M Regent Paul Brown (right). At left, more than 200 BAM III supporters crowded into the Michigan Union meeting for an hour-long exchange.