Community responses to anti-Black racism and police violence

Collection

Identifier: C-183

C183 Community responses to anti-Black racism and police violence social media links and web crawls

Scope and Contents

Collection contains social media posts, website crawls, and other born-digital materials produced by the Middlebury College community and collected by Special Collections beginning in May, 2020, following the murder of George Floyd by police. The collection includes responses and statements by academic departments, student clubs and organizations, athletic teams, and more.

Dates

May, 2020-

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research without restrictions

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish materials, contact: Special Collections & Archives Middlebury College Phone: (802) 443-2387 Email: specialcollections@middlebury.edu

Biographical / Historical

The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 by Minneapolis police officers inspired mass uprisings in dozens of American cities against police brutality and the systemic oppression of Black people in the United States. This collection includes responses and reactions from individuals and organizations that make up the Middlebury community to George Floyd's murder, the ensuing protests, Black Lives Matter, and the broader struggle taking place throughout the country in support of civil rights and social justice for Black people in the US.

Extent

1 Digital file (Digital folder located in Digital Halcyon: \\deer\digitalhalcyon\Archives and Special Collections\Manuscripts\C183 Community responses to anti-Black racism and police violence)