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Documentary on How Kappa Alpha Psi was Founded as a Means of Protecting Black Students

“In The Beginning” is a short documentary that was done for the Kappa Alpha Psi centennial celebration that focuses on describing what Indiana was like for Blacks in the early 1900’s when the fraternity was founded.  Many do not realize how dangerous it was for the small population of Black college students attending predominately white institutions in middle America around the turn of the century.  This video, which includes interviews with Past Polemarchs, describes how the formation of a group like Kappa Alpha Psi was not just done as a means to help Black students enjoy in college life, but rather as a way for them to literally survive college.

*Courtesy of WatchTheYard.com*

Speech of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Founder Edward G. Irvin

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