In this semi-fictionalized account of real events published in the Literary Review of the Minnesota Daily, Charlotte Crump reflects on her disillusionment with university life in a northern city, in particular the intolerance of white college students she encountered, who she associates with the frigid cold of the Minnesota winter. Written as a series of letters to her sister, “Marsh,” Crump recalls the struggle to organize African American students on campus and to address issues of discrimination on campus, namely the problem of segregated housing. She concludes with the formation of the Negro Student Council and the students’ pride in creating their own organization to represent their interests.
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