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Item Black Music Division Lack of Space(1976-09) Brooks, Art; Horenstein, Stephen; Ash, Jay; Dixon, Bill; Hoyer, Jeff; Milford, Graves"Due to the inadequacy of the space situation as it currently exists at the college for the practical implementation of teaching and the work of students in the Division (and we need not mention that occasional performances arise out of such situations), all classes in the Black Music Division will be indefinitely cancelled."Item Black Music Division Lack of Space(1976-10-06) Ash, Jay; Graves, Milford; Hoyer, Jeff; Brooks, Arthur"We have been aware, on a personal and divisional level, of the closet cultural racist ideologies displayed by various individuals within the other divisions at this college for some time now, and, the continued existence of this chauvinism is indeed one of the major reasons for the "separate but equal" status within the discipline of music at this institution. Furthermore, it was our understanding (based upon conversations with the deans earlier this year), that until such time as Bennington College sees fit to change it's policy regarding the existence of a Black Music Division, this type of slanderous, reactionary, political activity would no longer be tolerated."Item Open Letter to the Community about the Black Music Division(1976-10-08) Hoyer, Jeff"The issues referred to in this week's open letter to Dr. Murphy were supposed to have been resolved three years ago. That this meaningless and often slanderous debate is allowed to go on, represents a continuing insult to those of us who would rather be engaged in those activities for which we have been hired, i.e. teaching and creating music. The fact that there are still those among us who cannot see the blatant racism of the situation, and continue to ask such questions as: "Why is there Black Music?", or "Why can't we all work together?", is indicative of the incredible intellectual bankruptcy and social irrelevancy of what (we are continually told) was once the vanguard of American higher education."