Comedian and Civil Rights leader, Dick Gregory, spoke on the Manchester College campus during  "Forum '69: An Experience in Soul," [generally referred to as "Forum '69"] March 30 - April 1, 1969. This is a copy of his presentation under the heading, "Forum 69."

See Also: Manchester College Bulletin Vol. 61: Number 8/June 1969.

MC2008/129: Photos from Dick Gregory's visit.

President Helman's file: MC2006/13.

Large Box 114 Multicultural affairs also has a file on Dick Gregory that includes a photograph.

The donor, Wayne Barts, is under the impression that the #25 printed on the top right corner of the first page indicates that this is the number of the copy being distributed, eg. 25 out of a total number of copies.  The header of the speech is "Forum 69" and is missing the final page(s). There is a remnant of a single page stuck in the binding staple, so maybe only one page has been lost.  The staple was removed for preservation purposes.

According to Wayne, this speech was delivered on 31 March 1969 in the old gymnasium/auditorium on the Manchester College campus.  It could be the only copy in existence, for President Helman, in a letter to a patron, was unaware of any copies of Gregory's speech.