The History of Kansas State University's Black Student Union

"If you don't know your history, if it's not written, then it is bound to be repeated"

The fall semester of 1970 was a very turbulent time period for African American students on the campus of Kansas State University.  Still reeling from the tragic events of the late sixties, the assassinations of both Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, the Black community on campus was in a state of shock and disarray.  The leadership of Mr. Lotus Rhodes, along with a group of likeminded concerned students, made a decision that would change the face of K-State for at least the next 32 years AND COUNTING!!  It was in that very semester of 1970 that the BLACK STUDENT UNION was founded here at Kansas State University!!!