Halenbeck Hall

Halenbeck Hall gymnasium has hosted several speakers and performances, including several activists and entertainers of color, and has also been a site of protest.

Images from left to right, top to bottom:

(1) Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong performs at a benefit for the Student Project of Amity among Nations (Jan. 17, 1966, SCSU Archives);

(2) In their 40th year, the Harlem Globetrotters played the Washington Generals on February 22, 1966, returning to campus in 1973, 1983, and 1989 (photo Twiggy Sanders, Apr. 9, 1983, SCSU Archives);

(3) Musicians Ike and Tina Turner performed during Homecoming Oct. 12, 1972 (photo Nov. 23, 1972, Wikimedia Commons);

(4) Students protest the appearance of Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, who received both cheers and boos from a capacity crowd (Sept. 18, 1974, SCSU Archives);

(5) Comedian Bill Cosby performs during Homecoming (Oct. 11, 1974, SCSU Archives);

(6) Co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Southern Poverty Law Center Julian Bond (Sept. 17, 1975, SCSU Archives);

(7) The Reverend Jesse Jackson addresses the farming crisis, the federal deficit, defense spending, and education (Apr. 1, 1985, SCSU Archives);

(8) Rock 'n' roll singer and dancer Chubby Checker plays the Homecoming dance (Oct. 5, 1986, SCSU Archives);

(9) Director Spike Lee discusses filmmaking and the difficulty faced by African Americans in the film industry (Apr. 27, 1992, SCSU Archives);

(10) Poet Maya Angelou speaks on campus for the second time (Apr. 9, 2003, SCSU Archives).

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