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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.

A cartoon depiction, titled “The Doors of the Dorms,” utilized racial language and a negative portrayal of university black employees.

An image from the 1917 issue of the School Ma’am yearbook demonstrates racial insensitivity on campus. With the caption, “A Dark Night at the Normal,” white students have donned ‘blackface.’ Blackface has been critiqued for contributing to the…

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

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.

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…