In June, a student sit-in protest asked that the college begin discussions about its own history with racism, specifically dealing with minstrel shows and a fire in the dorm room of a Black student in 1998.  The college’s digital archive, CACHE, now has photos and documents related to both these events in the following collections: Minstrel shows, vaudeville, and blackface performances and Racist note and dorm fire, 1998. 

Please be aware that these collections contain offensive language and images.  Any questions about the collections can be directed to College Archivist Lisa Murphy via email (archives@kzoo.edu).