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After more than 100 students took over Northwestern’s Bursar’s Office in 1968, the University made the May 4th Agreement, acknowledging activists’ demands to improve Black student life and recognizing “the importance of expanding studies of Black history and Black culture.”  On Saturday, the African American Studies department commemorated its 50th anniversary in a daylong celebration. ....

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