Interview of Clementine Shira Koen by Olivia Dearth and Daisy Roberts

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2024

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Ohio State University Archives

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Clementine Shira Koen discusses her time at Ohio State as a student and member of the Black Student Union. 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 at the Administration Building (now Bricker Hall) that led to the arrests of 34 Black students, now known as the “OSU 34.” In addition to her experience at the sit-in, Koen also discusses the discrimination she and other Black students endured on campus, including in the dorm where she lived, and how surprised she was by the negative reaction from administrators regarding the students’ concerns. 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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