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1968-12-17 Daily Iowan Article: "UI's Black Athletes -- Some Happy Here, Others Not" Page 5

[CLAIMED BY SARAH NELSON]

[handwritten]
DI Dec. 17, 1968
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others said they got along except when they thought the coach did an injustice to one of their black brothers.
The blacks and the athletic department held a meeting last spring in which the athletes presented demands. Apparently, the athletic department met the demands to the satisfaction of the athletes.
As to why there has been no noticeable friction between the athletic department and the athletes, when schools such as San Jose State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Oregon, and even Iowa State, at 

[photo]
RAY MANNING
Feels at Home Here

Ames, have has recent flareups, the blacks had these positions:
"I think probably most of the guys think they have it pretty good," said Green. "Also you can't prove a prejudice, which is an attitude. Discrimination is an act, which can be proved. I don't think there have been any acts of discrimination.
"Berkeley and Iowa State got the jump on everybody else. You don't see too much of this trouble now, because the athletic departments want to avert and kind of this trouble. They don't want to get anything into the open."
Said Allison, "We took care of our problems quietly. We would rather do it that way. We could have made a low of noise, but the athletic department understood our problem and put forth every effort in trying to solve the problem."
Cavole said in regard to the Iowa State situation last spring: "When you do something that drastic you have to be prepared for the whiplash that is going to come back at you. They hurt themselves more than they did anyone else."

[photo]
GREGORY ALLISON
People Here Narrow-minded

A few blacks said the understanding they received from the coaches was a major reason there was no friction.
"The coaches have a definite understanding of the needs of the black athlete and it is easy to

[photo] 
GENETH WALKER
Activities Oriented to Whites

communicate with them," said one black.
Another black athlete said, "We don't want to give up our educations; we want to get our educations and then work back against this system."

[photo]
MIKE PHILLIPS
Town is Dead Socially

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[CLAIMED BY SARAH NELSON] [handwritten] DI Dec. 17, 1968 5 (of 5) others said they got along except when they thought the coach did an injustice to one of their black brothers. The blacks and the athletic department held a meeting last spring in which the athletes presented demands. Apparently, the athletic department met the demands to the satisfaction of the athletes. As to why there has been no noticeable friction between the athletic department and the athletes, when schools such as San Jose State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Oregon, and even Iowa State, at [photo] RAY MANNING Feels at Home Here Ames, have has recent flareups, the blacks had these positions: "I think probably most of the guys think they have it pretty good," said Green. "Also you can't prove a prejudice, which is an attitude. Discrimination is an act, which can be proved. I don't think there have been any acts of discrimination. "Berkeley and Iowa State got the jump on everybody else. You don't see too much of this trouble now, because the athletic departments want to avert and kind of this trouble. They don't want to get anything into the open." Said Allison, "We took care of our problems quietly. We would rather do it that way. We could have made a low of noise, but the athletic department understood our problem and put forth every effort in trying to solve the problem." Cavole said in regard to the Iowa State situation last spring: "When you do something that drastic you have to be prepared for the whiplash that is going to come back at you. They hurt themselves more than they did anyone else." [photo] GREGORY ALLISON People Here Narrow-minded A few blacks said the understanding they received from the coaches was a major reason there was no friction. "The coaches have a definite understanding of the needs of the black athlete and it is easy to [photo] GENETH WALKER Activities Oriented to Whites communicate with them," said one black. Another black athlete said, "We don't want to give up our educations; we want to get our educations and then work back against this system." [photo] MIKE PHILLIPS Town is Dead Socially