Battling Institutional Racism: The Untold Story of Archie and Nancy Martin
- Priya Desai (Iowa State University)
Abstract
Prior to the 1940s, students of color were restricted to segregated housing by the structure of Iowa State’s housing policy. Archie and Nancy Martin, an African American couple, born into slavery, moved to Ames in the early 1900’s and opened the doors of their home to students who “struggled to find housing in an era of prejudice.” The implications of their presence in the Ames community is unfamiliar to most people, even with the recent opening of Martin Hall, one of the two suite-style residence halls on campus. This presentation aims to uncover aspects of the history of African Americans at Iowa State University throughout the past century
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