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Miniature of Kake Walk: A Troubled Memory Lane
Kake Walk: A Troubled Memory Lane
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    • Creator: University of Vermont
    • Date Created: 1977-10-27
    • Description: Kimberly Honza's article in The Cynic discusses efforts to reinstate Kake Walk and the likelihood of doing so.
    • Parent Collections: Kake Walk at UVM
    Miniature of William C. Holbrook to Frederick Holbrook
    William C. Holbrook to Frederick Holbrook
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      • Creator: Holbrook, William Cune, 1842-1904.
      • Date Created: 1862-07-29
      • Description: Topics include returning to Baton Rouge and the comforts that came with this move, expresses his decided opinion on the ramifications of releasing ‚Äúunlettered Negroes‚Äù (i.e. slaves), feels the blacks are well enough cared for in general, speaks against blacks as a possible fighting force, the treatment of the slaves who enter Union lines by the Union soldiers, feels politicians need to experience first hand the habits of black slaves of the south and not hold such lofty ideals, the attempted ‚Äúcut off‚Äù of the Mississippi River by the Union, and the death of W. C. Holbrook‚Äôs grandfather.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William C. Holbrook Correspondence
      Miniature of Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
      Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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        • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
        • Date Created: 1863-10-03
        • Description: Topics include a visit to Norfolk, Virginia, where he met his brother, Lester (Rufus Lester Barney), his return to the Regiment by boat, and an aborted movement of the Regiment to Portsmouth, Virginia. He also mentions the large number of sick in the Regiment, the arrival of a colored regiment to help stand guard, though he doubts their capability, taking a horse back ride through the Negro regiment and Jewettville.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence
        Miniature of The History of Racism at UVM: The Vermont Paradox
        The History of Racism at UVM: The Vermont Paradox
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          • Creator: McCrorey, H. Lawrence.
          • Date Created: 2004-02-19
          • Description: Larry McCrorey, professor emeritus of molecular physiology and biophysics and former dean of the School of Allied Health, was among the most vocal opponents of Kake Walk. He delivered this speech, ‚ÄúThe History of Racism at UVM: the Vermont Paradox,‚Äù on Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. in the McCrorey Gallery of Multicultural Art at the University of Vermont's Bailey/Howe Library.
          • Parent Collections: Kake Walk at UVM
          Miniature of The Vermont Cynic
          The Vermont Cynic
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            • Creator: University of Vermont
            • Date Created: 1969-10-31
            • Description: Includes the results of the student opinion poll on Kake Walk and announces the decision to replace Kake Walk with a film festival.
            • Parent Collections: Kake Walk at UVM
            Miniature of Results of the Kake Walk Opinion Poll
            Results of the Kake Walk Opinion Poll
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              • Creator: University of Vermont
              • Date Created: 1969-10-31
              • Parent Collections: Kake Walk at UVM
              Miniature of Black Image in White Vermont: The Origin, Meaning, and Abolition of Kake Walk
              Black Image in White Vermont: The Origin, Meaning, and Abolition of Kake Walk
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                • Creator: Loewen, James W.
                • Date Created: 1991
                • Description: At the time of this digital collection launch, this chapter is the only known scholarly piece on UVM's Kake Walk. James Loewen was a professor of sociology at the University of Vermont. This chapter was published in a book commemorating the university's bicentennial: Loewen, James. "Black Image in White Vermont: The Origin, Meaning, and Abolition of Kake Walk." The University of Vermont: The First Two Hundred Years. Sr. ed. Robert V. Daniels. Hanover, NH / University of Vermont : Distributed by University Press of New England / University of Vermont, 1991.
                • Parent Collections: Kake Walk at UVM
                Miniature of New Winter Carnival Press Release
                New Winter Carnival Press Release
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                  • Creator: University of Vermont
                  • Date Created: 1969-10-31
                  • Parent Collections: Kake Walk at UVM
                  Miniature of Response to Discontinuation of Kake Walk
                  Response to Discontinuation of Kake Walk
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                    • Creator: University of Vermont
                    • Date Created: 1969-11-05
                    • Parent Collections: Kake Walk at UVM
                    Miniature of Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
                    Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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                      • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
                      • Date Created: 1863-09-28
                      • Description: Barney writes of sickness in the Regiment, and of six deaths, one of whom was shot by a negro soldier. He also writes of hiring a new negro servant, as his old servant had ‚Äútoo much white blood in him.‚Äù
                      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence