TCC Time Capsule: Obi Society, 1968-1969: Documents: Editorials and Opinions
Overview of resources on this page
The articles, editorials, letters to the editor, poems, etc. on this page convey the opinions of individuals (students, faculty, some anonymous individuals) in TCC's campus community in 1968-1969. Some pieces, such as those appearing in the "Awareness" column, express rhetoric of the Obi Society (the column was written for a time by Obi's Minister of Information, Frederick Lowe).
Articles are arranged in chronological order reading left to right.
Opinion: "Black Students Organize Obi Society"
September 22, 1968
Opinion piece by Frederick Lowe, Minister of Information for the Obi Society and member of the Challenge staff
Opinion: "Black Support Not Complete"
October 18, 1968
Opinion piece by Frederick Lowe, member of the Obi Society and the Challenge staff
Editorial: "A Few Words to Obi"
Editorial by student editor of the Challenge
October 18, 1968
Letter to the Editor
October 18, 1968
Letter to the editor from "Sarge" about the meaning of the word "Obi"
Letter to the Editor: "Light a Candle"
January 24, 1969
Open Letter to Governor Dan Evans
April 11, 1969
James Walton's open letter to Washington State Governor Daniel Evans, published in the Letters to the Editor section of The Challenge.
Opinions on the List of Demands
For opinion pieces on the List of Demands presented to administration in May 1969, please go to Documents: News Articles tab; then scroll down to May 1969.
Obi Society Symbol
As you look at this symbol of the Obi Society in this poster created by Karl Lowe, think about the imagery. What is the object clasped inside the fist? What context can you bring to this image from your prior knowledge of American history?
Poem: "Obi Won't Bite (Unless You Bite Obi)"
October 4, 1968
Poem by a member of the Obi Society
Opinion: Frederick Lowe's "Awareness" column
- AwarenessFred Lowe opinion piece.
October 18, 1968
Opinion piece by Frederick Lowe, member of the Obi Society and the Challenge staff
Letter to the editor from TCC instructor R.S. Arpke
October 25, 1968
Letter to the editor by TCC faculty member R.S. Arpke reflecting on an event held at TCC called the "Inter-Racial Soul Search."
Front page article by John McCarthy: "Is TCC Racist?"
November 1, 1968
Is this reporting or opinion, or both? You decide.
Opinion: "Blacks: Break Away"
January 24, 1969
Opinion piece by Janet Roache
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