Institutional Request for B. A. Degree in Ethnic Studies, Dec. 12, 1969

Bullock prepared this formal proposal after the success of his Institute for Ethnic Studies that summer. During the 1960s and 70s, Bullock was active in pushing for new pedagogies to train Black teachers. Note the long justification on pragmatic grounds before the brief culminating point about the need to reclaim and preserve the cultural experiences of minorities “as a part of the American heritage”. 

Courtesy of UT Black Studies Archive, Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin.