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of the President’s office on April 15, 1971. On this date dubbed “Black Thursday,”
66 students were arrested or suspended for occupying the UF President’s Office.
When amnesty requests for the suspended/arrested student protesters were
denied, the BSU held a rally on April 27, 1971, after which several Black students
and some sympathetic peers submitted withdrawal slips in protest. Over the
next few days, more than 100 Black students and their supporters withdrew
from UF.
The student protests motivated the UF administration to act. Fall 1971, the
Institute of Black Culture (IBC) was established. The IBC was officially dedicated
on February 11, 1972. The IBC has been a home away from home for UF students.
The IBC continues to function as a resource for all members of the UF community
by providing educational, social, and cultural programming, cultivating student
leadership, and building on its founding legacy of social justice.

National Step Show Tour 2005
Photo Credit: UF Student Affairs

L e a d e r s h i p ( D i r e c t o r s o f IBC )
James Carter

1971 - 1972

James “Pete” Daniels

1972 - 1973

Dr. William Simmons

1974 - 1994

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