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“Senior Hall,” was constructed in 1935, and is known today as Converse Hall. Like “Junior Hall,” a dorm hostess also resided in the Hall and oversaw building and student activities.

Several JMU students hold hands in front of a campus building. Part of an event to demonstrate campus unity, “Hands Across JMU” began in front of Wilson Hall and reached to Alumnae and Jackson Halls. There were over 300 participants, both students…

Student Johnette Henderson, an organizer of the “Hands Across JMU” event, and President Carrier admiring a poster. The poster was the first in the series of four which aimed to increase awareness of racial and ethnic concerns.

A Marching Royal Duke directing his fellow bandmates during a JMU football game. Campus involvement was encouraged by various African American organizations on campus, like the Black Student Alliance among others. Participation in campus events and…

Pictured is Linton Townes, captain and Most Valuable Player of JMU’s men’s basketball team from 1981-1982. When Townes ended his career, he was one of only three Dukes with 1,000 points or more. After graduation, he played for the NBA and was…

Local basketball star, Ralph Sampson, Jr. (#50), played for the University of Virginia against James Madison University in this December game. Sampson attended Harrisonburg High School and became the area’s premier sports legend, appearing on the…

Donna Budd dribbles the basketball down the court during a game. The first female All-American at Madison College was Katherine Johnson who graduated in 1977. Johnson was later was inducted into the JMU Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.

Co-captains of the cheerleading squad pose for a picture.

Bryan Moore is playing football here for the James Madison Dukes. The campus football team was established 8 years prior, in 1972. During Moore’s stint at JMU, the university made the jump from the NCAA Division III to the NCAA Division I-AA.

Used for a black recruitment brochure, a JMU student poses for a picture reading The Breeze on the Quad. The Quad has often been a location where many JMU students and even Harrisonburg residents take the opportunity to enjoy the weather on a warm…