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Richard A. Cephas; Track 1959-1961, 1970 December 23

Audio Cassette, Compact Cassette, 1 7/8 ips

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(John Behee interviews Richard A. Cephas: comments on his high school track experience, decision to come to Michigan, track accomplishments, Don Canham, experiences on team trip to Texas, social life and dating, his reaction to the BAM strike and university's response, his educational experience at U-M.)
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Guy Curtis; Football, 1959-1961; Wrestling, 1960, 1962, 1970 September 19

Audio Cassette, Compact Cassette, 1 7/8 ips

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(Interviewed in Detroit by John Behee about his motivations to attend college and his experiences at Michigan. Curtis was Michigan's first black wrestler and a Big Ten champion, as well as football player at the University of Michigan. Curtis describes his decision to come to Michigan, his high school experience in South Bend, Indiana, how he walked on to the football team and how Cliff Keen recruited him to the wrestling team, why there had been no black wrestlers at Michigan and few at other colleges, discrimination in housing in Ann Arbor, why he did not accept an athletic scholarship, how athletics aided his career in grad school and medical school; comments on BAM strike, but criticizes setting of 10% enrollment goal as a quota system.)
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Ken Burnley; Track, 1961-1964; Assistant Track Coach 1968, 1970 October 26

Audio Cassette, Compact Cassette, 1 7/8 ips

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(Interviewed in Ann Arbor by John Behee. Ken Burnley, varsity track in 1961-64. He became the first Black assistant coach at Michigan. He discusses his motivations and experience at Michigan, housing discrimination in Ann Arbor, his hiring as first black coach, support for the BAM strike.)