Interview of Dana Travis Middleton by Taylor Booghier and Daisy Roberts
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2025
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Ohio State University Archives
Abstract
Dana Travis Middleton discusses his time at Ohio State as a student from the fall of 1967 through the fall of 1968. He discusses his involvement in the Black Student Union and the issues the BSU was trying at that time to address to make campus more inclusive and equitable for Black students. In particular, he talks about his participation as a BSU member in the April 1968 sit-in at the Administrations Building, now known as Bricker Hall. This interview was one of 15 conducted by students in English 4567 (Rhetoric and Community Service) to capture as many stories as possible from former Ohio State students associated with the 1968 sit-in that led to the arrests of 34 Black students, now known as the “OSU 34.” Middleton talks about the negative impact the arrest had on his academic career, his relationship with his family, and his job opportunities. Finally, he talks about the lasting positive impact the sit-in had on the OSU community.
To view video recordings of 2018 interviews of four students talking about the events of 1968, please go to http://go.osu.edu/CarmenCollection1968.
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Remote interview.