2) With each new class accepted to the University, we get farther away from desegregation and the Civil Rights movement. Interesting to see if even applicant’s parents remember the times.
3) Talk with Billy Hawkins, author of The New Plantation and a University professor. Get his take on desegregation and the differences now, if any.
4) Look at the University statistics of students and the demographics. See if there is as much diversity as one would assume after desegregation. (Doubt it.)
5) Look at the Greek life on campus and the diversity of fraternities and sororities.
6) Track down any white faculty members at the time, get their take on the atmosphere and tensions of the time.
7) Still a very small Hispanic population on campus, study and find out why. Interview Hispanic students and faculty.
8) Interview Jaunita Cousins, first female African-American editor-and-chief, and her take on the role of the collegiate media in promoting diversity.
9) Ask students and faculty what they believe is a social problem they would have the courage to stand up to, much like the leaders of the Civil Rights movement or those of the desegregation movement at the University.
10) Feature graphic on the Civil Rights movement on college campuses in the state of Georgia. Plot Georgia’s desegregation, other movements on other campuses, etc.
11) Look if there are any lingering racial sentiments on campus. How much have things really changed? How much racism still lingers?
12) Feature on an African-American student group, and what they do to promote diversity, commemorate the 50th anniversary.
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